When Shauna Hannah moved into her rental property the nicotine stains and general disrepair made it feel like something out of Rab C Nesbitt. But with a bit of hard work, imagination and a few cunning tricks the student has managed to transform her new home into something worthy of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. And, best of …
Read more >The communal garden looks like Vietnam during the rainy season but nobody dare buy a lawnmower in case they end up as “designated grass cutter”. Or you simply need a set of ladders to dust the high ceilings of your flat but don’t have the budget to buy them, or anywhere to store them. For …
Read more >Citylets is delighted to be working in partnership with Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to carry out an in depth study of tenants views of the market rental sector in Scotland. This quick survey offers you the opportunity to let your voice be heard. Click here to complete the survey Scottish Futures Trust is wholly owned …
Read more >There has been much in the news in recent years concerning tax relief changes and how it has affected landlords. Very little though has been disclosed on how the reverberations will affect tenants. Landlord David Heard, who has had to sell several rental properties and a plot of land that he planned to develop for …
Read more >Until now, councils could only impose fines on landlords renting homes which breach legal levels of health and safety. These fines would usually be a fraction of the rogue landlords’ potential gains. However, slum landlords could now be forced to give up all earnings from their criminal activity. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Brent Council …
Read more >Does waking up in the morning to a birdsong sound idyllic to you? Yes, provided the wakeup call is not at 4 in the morning, every morning and caused by noisy pigeons… A couple renting a property in North West London was reported to be persistently disturbed by pigeons cooing that kept them awake daily …
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