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...
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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...
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In the last newsletter we highlighted changes in Health and Safety legislation concerning Legionella. The Health and Safety Executive have published both a Code of Practice and Technical guidance on Legionnaires’ disease, which now brings rented domestic properties into the regulations. Full details can be found on the HSE website here. This means that as a Landlord of rented properties you now have a legal responsibility for carrying out a Legionella Risk Assessment in order...
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