Landlord Immigration Checks: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
October 20, 2013
I did a piece for Channel 4 news recently about the government’s proposed landlord immigration checks. It was clear that the news team sent to make the film thought this was a cynical attempt by the government to pull in votes and turn us all into UK border police. I was ready to support the NLA line which is that if you’re a good landlord, you should be carrying out checks anyway and that this new regime will not be particularly onerous. My NLA colleague, […]
Earlier this year a close colleague made me a business proposition. His brother buys 3 bed 1930s houses and turns them into 7 lettable bedrooms by extending into the rear garden and converting the loft. Why don’t we join forces and do the same on a 50:50 basis, he asked? So I decided to give it some serious thought and spoke to three landlords I know who focus on HMOs.
I’ve worked on two episodes of House Hunters International this year and the first episode airs on 21 August 2013 on HGTV across USA and Canada. I’m currently in Madrid and sadly it’s not available here or in the UK, so I will have to wait patiently for my DVD. I’d love to hear your comments if you get to see it.
If you’ve spent any time in auction rooms recently – or spoken to agents – you’ll know that the market is becoming quite lively. There are a number of hotspots in my home territory, London, where pent up demand is being frustrated by lack of supply in many neighbourhoods. It has become a vendor’s market and as more people are encouraged to sell, we are likely to see a further increase in activity in the near future. Don’t just take my word for it: last […]
Blast Films recent 50 minute piece on landlords was broadcast on BBC 1 on 18 July 2013. There is a flurry of interest from broadcasters in the private rented sector and we will see an increasing number of these types of programmes over the next year. Blast approached us at the NLA about this film and said they wanted to create a documentary that presented a more balanced view of landlords than is prevalent in the media, an aspiration which I applauded. Did you think […]