2019 in Five Minutes
What a year it’s been, culminating with the last-minute General Election that put everyone in a tizz. Let’s blitz through the year that was in our last blog post of 2019.
Abolishing Section 21
This weekend will see the end of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MCLG) consultation on abolishing the so-called ‘no fault’ eviction (Section 21) and improving the grounds for Section 8. The consultation ...
Home Staging – Is It Worth The Effort?
So, you’ve decided to sell your property. After all the hard work of weighing up the pros and cons of selling and choosing your agent to sell for you or deciding to take the DIY approach, it would be a mistake to underestimate the ...
The Tenant Fees Ban and Its Impact
The Tenant Fees Act will come into effect on June 1, 2019, and its introduction is certainly causing a stir in the industry. But what will be its impact on landlords, tenants and agents? We’re not here to give you the nitty gritty ...
“Why should I employ agents to find tenants? I have the time to find them myself.”
The question of why you should employ agents to find tenants for your property is a common one. If you, as a landlord, have the time, and have cheap access to tenant-finding portals, why should you not find tenants yourself and save on ...
Legislative Update – Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019
The landscape for buy-to-let landlords has seen a number of changes over the last few years and this is set to continue. In this New Year blog, we summarise the changes from last year and those we can expect to see in 2019 2018 Last ...
“Will a new kitchen increase my property value?”
This is a question homeowners and landlords often ask in the belief that having new aesthetic work carried out on a property may improve its chance of selling. With very many people looking to sell in anticipation of Brexit, I want to ...
「女性ビジネスリーダー賞」最終候補
この度「The Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards 2018」 における「女性ビジネスリーダー賞」の最終候補に残った事をとても光栄に思います。 Blue Patchは倫理的なビジネスコミュニティであり、純粋で革新的で持続可能なアプローチを持つ倫理的なビジネスを認めるアワードを運営しています。 女性ビジネスリーダー部門：大きな成果を挙げている女性がリーダーシップを執る企業や、女性リーダーがビジネスに多大な貢献をしている企業を表彰。
“Female Business Leader Award” finalist
We are honoured to be shortlisted for the “Female Business Leader Award” at The Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards 2018. Blue Patch is an ethical business community and runs the Awards to recognise ethical businesses that have ...
Maximise your kerb appeal
Looking for a new home is not just a practical event, there’s a lot of emotion tied up in making the right choice. I remember deciding not to make an offer on a property simply because I didn’t like the look of it at the very first ...