Back in 1997 popular beat combo The Verve wrote themselves into rock history with their acclaimed third album, Urban Hymns.
It’s probably best know for the anthemic “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and the equally cheery “The Drugs Don’t Work” but Richard Ashcroft was obviously in a happier mood when he wrote “Lucky Man”, the third single …maybe [...]

Here’s a new video about rent arrears from the Ministry of Justice.
It’s presented by District Judge Stephen Gold, who, presumably, knows a thing or two about landlord/tenant disputes.
His … err … Worship? Lordship? … is a rather dapper looking chap, not, we think, the type to gaze down from the bench and loftily enquire of [...]

Here’s a top offer from a top hotel group.
Principal Hayley Hotels have launched an “Open to Offers” competition where the (very, VERY) lucky winner will have their mortgage or rent paid for a year.
Even better, entering is a breeze – all you have to do is fill in your name, email address and postcode on the [...]

This week’s graph is from the FindaProperty.com Rental Index for March.
The solid line shows the monthly change in rental values while the red dotted line shows the monthly change averaged over three months.
What’s interesting about this is the gradual slowdown in the pace of price falls, a trend matched by the slowdown in the amount [...]

As of today, Energy Performance Certificates become mandatory for all new tenancies, and landlords will face charges of up to £200 per property if they don’t provide them.
The certificates, which will be valid for a period of ten years, must be issued by an accredited energy assessor, and provided free of charge to tenants.
EPCs rate [...]

A recent article I wrote about the problems of renting a property with a pet seems to have struck a chord, judging by the number of responses we’ve received.
We even had a woman from Holland demanding, rather haughtily, to know what had happened to ‘animal-friendly England, the one time leaders of animal protection’.
Why, in her country, [...]

How would you feel about renting a flat from Google or Apple?
That may be on the cards if the property industry succeeds in convincing the Government to back the introduction of build-to-let schemes in the UK.
Build-to-let encourages big business to buy whole blocks and rent them out as branded accommodation.
So instead of paying your rent [...]

I was in a taxi the other evening making a big effort to increase my carbon footprint (difficult when you don’t have a car, but I try to make up for it by not recycling).
Anyway, the driver was Polish – a sort of thoughtful, well educated and very polite Travis Bickle with a Masters in [...]