The Medway Premier Homes Team

Legislation alert! The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 has come into force today, 20 March 2019. This Act applies to all new tenancies granted on or after 20 March 2019, including ‘renewal’ tenancies. The Act...

The tenant fee back is coming into force from 1st June 2019, the buy-to-let landscape has once again changed for landlords. What we do know is what landlords need to be aware of in order to be compliant with the ban. Here is some...

Our latest property investment brings us into Albany Road in Chatham. The property is a Victorian 2/3 bedroom home with the third bedroom off of the second bedroom, downstairs there are two receptions rooms, kitchen and bathroom....

Being a self-managing landlord isn’t as easy as people might think. Over the past few years, it has become even more of a challenge – Legislation is constantly evolving and being changed and updated and new legislation is...

On 12 December, the public will head for polling stations across the country in a snap general election aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock. But while resolving the Brexit issue may be the focus of most headlines, we ask what...

As we enter a new decade, the one thing we can be certain about in the private rental sector is that uncertainty seems to be the only certainty. For us and yourselves as landlords to succeed this decade, we must all stay on top of...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 This piece of legislation has now been published in draft form and must now be approved by each House of Parliament. If approved in the...

Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations Grace Period Ends The MEES regulations set a minimum energy efficiency level for private rented properties in England and Wales. The regulations came into effect in...

Here is part 4 in our series of property legislation in 2020, this article focuses on the tax changes coming into effect this year and how they will impact landlords. Landlord Income Tax Relief Former Chancellor George Osborne’s...

2019 was a year of recovering rental values following the drop observed in 2018. The DPS (Deposit Protection Service) reports a 1.4% increase in rents in 2019 (Q42018 to Q42019). The average monthly rent in the UK is now £773, or