Hello all My building insurance renews every January. My broker now tells me that where you have a single Tyneside flat but don’t own the pair (whether that is the lower or the upper flat), you are legally responsible for insuring only the property that you hold the freehold for…ie - the flat you don’t own. Meaning you have to liase with the owner of the other half of the ‘pair’. Has anyone come across this? Seems a very difficult and laborious procedure and I already know that I’m going to have difficulty in dealing with the landlords who own the other half of the pairs that I will need to insure…

Landmark ruling on tenancy deposits… Something our own @Bruce Haagensen has mentioned many times as a possibility has now happened! A landmark ruling says that deposits need to be protected AGAIN when an AST becomes a periodic tenancy… Might not affect every tenancy but this is must read for landlords. Full read here

Worrying news for landlords and tenants alike today… Choose your agent wisely! FULL STORY

Come on private sector! Sort it out! Jamie obviously hasn't heard of HHSRS or any of the hundreds of other pieces of legislation that private landlords have to content with that don't apply to the housing associations. Any thoughts?

One of our members has received this today from NCC. Anyone else had these in? Any thoughts on whether this is enough notice? Were you forewarned? Good job it's not half term! Oh it is! 🤣