Property Leaders Roundtable with Douglas Haig
19th August 2020
Property leaders round table: Housing and communities Demand for homes could change as people alter the way they live and work following Covid-19, a virtual round table was set up by ‘Wales Business Insider’, which brought together property professionals including house-builders and housing providers. How will demand for housing change as Wales emerges from Lockdown? […]
Tenant Saver Loan Scheme introduced in Wales
12th August 2020
The Welsh Government has announced that there will be a loan available to the Private Rented Sector (PRS) following a campaign our Director, Douglas Haig was involved in as part of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). The loans are available to help tenants pay off any rent arrears accrued during Covid-19, with the […]
Welsh Government introduces a six month notice period for tenancies.
11th August 2020
What’s changed? The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Assured Tenancies and Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Extension of Notice Periods) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 commences 24 July 2020 and amends the Coronavirus Act 2020 which in turn amends the Housing Act 1988 for Wales only. What this means exactly is that the notice period that landlords must provide to […]
Building Safety Reform and The Fire Safety Bill 2020
16th June 2020
Following the tragedy of Grenfell in June 2017, matters of fire safety have been at the forefront of government legislation for some time, with calls for the UK’s building safety system to be reformed. The Building Safety Reform and The Fire Safety Bill 2020 will be a combination of updates and legal requirements that […]
Tenant FAQ for anyone moving out during Covid-19
9th June 2020
Following the government guidance, it has been confirmed that tenants can attend their private rented accommodation to collect their possessions to move-out for the end of the tenancy. This guidance is for Wales only, so if you are studying or living outside of Wales you will need to search for the accommodation guidance for that […]
Covid-19 Announcement
24th March 2020
**ANNOUNCEMENT** Following the Prime Minister’s speech on 23rd March 2020, we want to let everyone know that we will no longer be able to attend non-urgent or non-essential maintenance jobs and property visits. Our offices are now closed, however, our full property management team can support you remotely as we are working from […]
Lettings Legislation 2020
12th February 2020
The property industry is constantly changing, especially for the lettings sector. Here we look at some of the changes that both landlords and letting agents will need to do to ensure they remain compliant. Section 21 ban | Wales It has been very recently announced that Wales will ban Section 21 Notices and […]
Top 6 tips to help reduce void periods
3rd June 2019
Periods of time when a property is vacant are generally known as ‘void periods’. Having a long period of time where your property is without a tenant, means that the room or property isn’t bringing in any rental income which can impact your property investment. Whilst you should always allow for short periods […]
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