What will the changes mean for landlords and tenants? Lively debates were centre stage at the ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) Propertymark conference last week about supply and demand, taxation and legislation changes and the world post-letting agent fees ban. As Hitchin’s local lettings expert and ARLA Propertymark member, Dharmesh Patadia, Director and Co-Founder of D + J Lettings, attended the conference and reports back giving his comments. “First let’s talk about local lettings, which continues...

2017: What to expect in the local buy-to-let market

Posted 22nd January 2017 at 21:59

Is it doom and gloom or considered a sound investment? If we look back at 2016 with the stamp duty hike on purchasing a buy-to-let property, the reduction in the mortgage interest rate relief, and finally the government’s announcement that tenant fees should be banned, you would think so, and we haven’t seen what the full impact that Brexit and the US presidential election will have on the money markets yet!  We sought out...

D +J Lettings launches in Hitchin

Posted 24th November 2016 at 16:56

Property and lettings experts Dharmesh + Jyoti Patadia (D + J) launched their new company D + J Lettings and Property Management on 31st October 2016. Located in Sun Street, Hitchin the company has a contemporary new look and continues to be supported by the same experienced team of staff following a management buyout from Norgans Lettings. As the only truly independent lettings agency in Hitchin that is managed by landlords for landlords, they plan to...