Two Bolton landlords have been fined after a four-month-old baby and both his parents were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. Mr and Mrs Mehboob and Suraiya Bobat were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found four...

As the nights draw in and the temperature drops protecting your tenants from the winter snap has become even more important. Colder weather means your properties are more at risk of damage, so protecting your tenants from compliance problems such as a lack of heating,...

Time to think again if you assumed subletting was a social housing problem.  The private rental sector is far from immune to unscrupulous or misguided tenants, with subletting fast turning into a silent industry epidemic. There is a shortage of affordable rental...

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) can be easily forgotten until it is too late. Most of us pay income tax on salaries, dividends and interest at regular intervals, but are only hit by CGT intermittently when we need to sell an investment. For investments made many years ago, it...

UK manufacturers cranked up production in October to meet growing domestic demand but export orders fell again as problems in the eurozone continued. The closely watched Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI survey came in stronger than expected, with the main activity...

Tidying a kitchen is a never-ending story. You know you’ll have to start all over again after each meal. Here are 3 steps to organise your tasks, save time and make it a rewarding, light speed routine. Step # 1: Clean as you go Whether you’re a cooking addict or a...

Spooky décor puts home buyers off and could knock 20% off the property value Wednesday 29th October 2014 As Halloween approaches, estate agents have revealed that a home with a spooky history can lose up to 20% of its value and can be twice as difficult to sell. The...

Beat the base rate rise by fixing your mortgage, says MoneySuperMarket Wednesday 29th October 2014 Homeowners coming to the end of their existing mortgage deal, or those currently on their lender's Standard Variable Rate (SVR), should consider fixing now as the...

Business and property figures from Coventry and Warwickshire believe the area could continue its run of impressive results in attracting inward investment. Recent figures released by UK Trade and Investment revealed that Coventry and Warwickshire was the most...

Labour, if they come to power, have confirmed once again they intend to suggest reforms to the lettings industry. This is despite massive disapproval from the lettings industry – the experts you would have thought. Although far from perfect, it isn’t as bad as people...

On 11 September 2014 a comprehensive code of practice (“Code”) for the private rented sector was published. The Code has been issued amidst much fanfare and with the support and endorsement of the great and good it’s as closest thing the industry has to a “how to”...

Following last winter’s extreme weather and this week’s battering from the remains of Hurricane Gonzalo, home owners – especially those preparing to sell - are being urged to undertake simple tasks to ensure that their properties are better protected against the...