It’s Christmas day, and you wake up to open your presents. Brrr! It’s cold! You go to put the boiler on, only to realise that it’s not working. What do you do? Probably panic. You can avoid this worst-case-scenario by getting your boiler checked before winter is in full swing. Although you can’t guarantee your
Many landlords will have been relieved to hear that after a 5-month ban, they would finally be able to start court proceedings for evictions from the 23rd August. However, on the 21st of August, the Government announced that there would be an eviction ban extension for a further four weeks until the 20th September. Support for renters
As the cost of rent continues to rise across the UK during the coronavirus, tenants are increasingly struggling to keep up. Due to many commercial and residential tenants across the UK facing financial difficulties amid the COVID-19 Government-imposed lockdown, this has meant that despite this rise in rental premiums, landlords are receiving thousands less in
The continued restrictions that have been put in place to fight the coronavirus have had a drastic impact on UK businesses, particularly within the retail, food and hospitality sectors. This continued closure raised concerns within businesses and insurers due to the number of unoccupied buildings suddenly skyrocketing, without a clear end date in sight. Many
As the UK housing market slowly unfurls back into action following the latest Government advice for certain businesses, industry professionals have warned that rebooting the market won’t be a quick process. We take a look at what people across the industry are predicting for the future of the property and buy to let markets in
As a landlord, you may well be used to dealing with tricky tenants who are consistently late with payments but what do you do when a once-reliable tenant experiences unexpected financial difficulty? As changes have come into place in order to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, many workers have lost their jobs or have been furloughed
To view the full guide click on the link below. Lockyers Unoccupied Property Guidance Pack As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations are having to change and adapt their ways of working. Many are now enabling home working, reducing to skeleton staffing, or introducing cleansing regimes to maintain their daily operations. However, for
Owning an unoccupied building can pose serious liabilities because unoccupied buildings are more susceptible to vandalism, undetected repairs, fire and other losses. If you own unoccupied property, it is advisable to purchase unoccupied property insurance, also known as unoccupied building insurance to protect against risks. Risks Fire Lightning damage Explosion Windstorm or hail damage Smoke
As the owner or manager of commercial property, you are responsible for meeting your obligations to commercial tenants. By meeting those obligations, you help your tenants’ businesses thrive as well as keep yourself safe from charges of negligence and insurance claims. Furthermore, as general legislative trends see more and more senior managers, directors and officers
As a landlord, maintaining healthy, safe and compliant properties for your tenants is already an important responsibility that comes with your profession. However, landlords that let properties considered to be houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have additional expectations to fulfil. Your property is classified as an HMO if at least three tenants live there—forming more
