April, 2022
Interest Rate Rises Mustn't Lock Up First Time Buyer Borrowing The Bank of England must protect the borrowing power of first-time buyers in the face of rising interest rates and the cost of living as it deploys Inflation busting base rate...
April, 2022
Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper There is a mix of new legislation being introduced early in 2022, and confirmation of other regulations that will be introduced over the following few years. Some of the new legislation that is due to be...
November, 2020
James Leigh Property Management has called on the Government to commit to keeping the property market open during the latest lockdown, or the consequences not only for homeowners caught in a chain, but the whole supply chain including...
November, 2020
Have you considered the pros and cons of engaging a letting agent to manage your rental property for you? You might be running a single rental property or several as part of a portfolio. Or perhaps you're an accidental landlord. You might...
May, 2020
The JLPM Landlord App is provided in partnership with our payment software PayProp. Want to know if your tenant still owes money, or if the damage deposit is in place? Wondering why you received funds and if contractors and utility bills have...
May, 2020
Last week, it was officially announced Estate Agents in England could go back to work as part of the Government’s phased relaxation of the lockdown. The key parts of the Government’s advice for people looking to rent, move, sell or...
December, 2019
Refer a friend, family member or contact and earn up to £300.00* Are you leaving a rented property because you’re upsizing or downsizing? Refer your current landlord to us and earn £100.00* . Email me at [email protected]
December, 2019
ICO? Yes… you must register! We’ve had a number of conversations with our landlords over the past few months as to whether they needed to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Our advice has always...
September, 2019
Legionnaires' disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caused by breathing in small droplets of contaminated water containing Legionella. All man-made hot and cold water systems are likely to provide an environment where Legionella can...
September, 2019
Mandatory Five Yearly Electrical Installation Safety Checks In January 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced their plans for mandatory five-year electrical safety checks in privately rented homes in...
September, 2019
1 June 2019 saw the introduction of a new law to prevent landlords and letting agents charging tenants for a range of admin fees for which they could previously charge and has put a limit on the tenancy deposits to five weeks (or six weeks if the...
September, 2019
The Homeless Reduction Act 2017 is part of the government’s homelessness legislation and is the biggest change to that legislation in 40 years. It’s a big deal. The new duties introduced as part of the act aim to relieve and...
August, 2019
The Residential Landlord Association (RLA) have produced a fact sheet "Don't let the bed bugs bite". The fact sheet provides information about bed bugs, what they look like and how to combat them. It is divided into two sections; the first...
July, 2019
From 1 April 2019, agents managing properties in England have had to belong to a Client Money Protection scheme. ARLA Propertymark members have chosen to be regulated and have gone on to successfully campaign for all letting agents to be...
July, 2019
The government says it is committed to modernising the rented sector, and intends to introduce a new, fairer deal for both landlords and tenants. On 15 April 2019, the government announced that it will put an end to so called...
