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LANDLORDS - 5 Springtime tips for weatherproofing your properties Taking simple measures to protect your property from the elements now could prevent much bigger complications down the line.
Following the Housing and Planning Act 2016 which raised concerns over electrical safety in the PRS and pushed forwards by the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017, new, tougher electrical safety standards are being discussed and considered by the government in order to reduce the risk of electric shocks or fires caused by electrical faults.
Further to the consultation on Residential Property Licensing reforms, which closed a year ago this month, it now looks highly likely that during 2018 minimum room sizes will be introduced as an amendment of schedule 4 of the Housing Act 2004.
To gain a real insight into the current property market in Oxford, we at College and County created a Landlord and Investor survey and distributed this to 500 landlords across Oxford in order to gain a more accurate impression of how landlords feel about the current state of the market, Brexit and what may transpire in Oxford over the coming years.
As we move into 2018… Another year has flown by and it has been an eventful and busy year here at College and County.
Autumn Budget impact on Landlords The autumn budget further underlines the government’s mission to reduce the number of properties in the private rented sector, and increase home ownership.
The Oxford Landlord and Investor Survey 2017 College and County are pleased to announce the release of the first bi-annual investors/Landlord Survey focusing solely on Oxford.
In recent years, landlords’ use of an agent in property transactions remained consistent, rising by only 1% from 2014 to 2016 from 53% to 54%.
The government’s promised ban on lettings fees to tenants is yet to get off the starting blocks, but it could hit lettings agencies hard if they are not prepared.
A new service offers landlords a ‘one stop shop’ for improving their properties for the lettings market.
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