Frances Burkinshaw
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Watch out for Labour – the bell tolls for landlords
I was listening to the news the other day with half an ear when I thought I heard a ridiculous statement made by John McDonnell, says Frances Burkinshaw.
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Order! Order! Government should put its house in order!
If Government can’t get things right how, asks Frances Burkinshaw, are landlords and agents expected to?
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Tenant Fees Ban: two months on
Most agents and landlords planned for this event by tightening up their operation. Some, also, says Frances Burkinshaw, cut some corners to minimise the loss of income.
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More publicity please!
“The Tenant Fees Act is a one month old,” says Frances Burkinshaw. “I am wondering how many people, outside the industry, will know about this new legislation.”
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The tenant fees ban – will inventory companies suffer?
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 will come into force on 1st June 2019 – just a few weeks’ time. Frances Burkinshaw reviews the situation and how it may impact inventory businesses.
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1st June 2019 – the end of tenant fees
"On 1st June there will, no doubt, be a surge in agents’ fees to landlords as the Tenant Fees Ban comes into effect, so, says Frances Burkinshaw, how will you survive?"
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We need rental homes. We need investor landlords!
Landlords are still regular recipients of bad press and written attacks. There are people who believe that all landlords are wealthy people who should be punished for owning property. Frances Burkinshaw says, “I find this very strange!”
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Fit for human habitation?
2019 arrived without much fanfare and already we are well over the festivities, but, says Frances Burkinshaw, are we all ready to take on the challenges that this year will bring?
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Guest Blogs
Letting to housing benefit recipients – good or bad?
This is ‘an old chestnut’, says Frances Burkinshaw. That is not meant to be rude or patronising to those in receipt of benefits – it’s just that it’s been debated for 40 years.
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The tenant fees ban – what next?
We are all aware of the impending tenant fees ban, which is making its way through the Parliamentary process, says Frances Burkinshaw. Now we need to make the most of it.
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