Rotherham Rental Homes Nightmare   Rotherham needs 420 additional private rented properties per year to keep up with current and future demand from Rotherham tenants.   Yet over the last 5 years, Rotherham has lost 368 private rented homes.   What are the 5 reasons the supply of private rental properties in Rotherham are falling? […]

Whether you already have a property you’re looking to rent out in Rotherham or you’re thinking of investing in a buy-to-let, it’s vital that you know your legal responsibilities and requirements as a landlord, both to protect yourself and your tenants. Here are our 10 top legal tips for landlords. Take Out Landlord Insurance It’s […]

Everyone should be doing their bit to help reduce the UK’s carbon footprint on the globe – yet the question is, is that burden being put too much on the shoulders of Rotherham landlords with potential bills of £7,600+ in the next four years? The background – the UK has obligated itself to a legally […]

The Government’s scheduled publication of their White Paper for the Renter’s Reform Bill, which incorporates proposals to forbid Section 21 evictions and introduce ‘Lifetime Deposits’, has been suspended until 2022. The additional time is required to give a chance to create a level playing field to reforms for both landlords and tenants in the private […]

With Rotherham Tenants Deposits Totalling £3,750,580, How Will ‘Lifetime Deposits’ Change the Rotherham Rental Market? The Government’s scheduled publication of their White Paper for the Renter’s Reform Bill, which incorporates proposals to forbid Section 21 evictions and introduce ‘Lifetime Deposits’, has been suspended until 2022. The additional time is required to give a chance to […]

With Rightmove announcing a national drop of 0.3% in average asking prices in August, some are asking if the steam has been let out of the property market. Yet with the gains we have seen in the last 12 months, is this just a minor bump in the road? Alarm bells normally ring when new […]

Rotherham landlords are becoming progressively more self-assured about expanding their rental portfolios; as Rotherham rents rise, mortgage interest rates fall and demand for decent Rotherham rental properties outstrips supply.   A number of reports nationally would suggest around a third of UK ‘portfolio’ landlords (i.e. landlords with more than one rental property) are actively looking […]

Would it surprise you even more when I said the ratio of house prices to wages are still lower today when compared to 1871?  Yes, you read that correctly, as a proportion of average wages British house prices are 17.6% proportionally cheaper today than they were in 1871.   I wish to talk about the […]

All the signs are that the Rotherham housing market is sat on good foundations, yet one key hazard could still scupper the market. ‘UK Property Prices Rising at Record Levels’ is the headline of many newspapers. In the last few weeks, the Halifax reported they had grown by 6.5% in the last 12 months, whilst […]