Tessa anad Ben meet up to reflect on the very successful Landlord Conference in November 2022 and look forward to 2023. None of it is very cheerful although Ben finds comfort in the fact that the digital tax changes have been delayed. We discuss supply issues and the new reforms that are promised some time […]
20. Discussing the 2022 Housing White Paper with Kate Faulkner and Julie Ford
The Government has recently published a White Paper and so we invited back two of our favourite guests – Kate Faulkner and Julie Ford to see what they had to say about it. A wide-ranging discussion which was not as negative towards the proposals as some might think. It could work if done properly. But […]
18. Benefit Issues with Bill Irvine
We are in a cost of living crisis and many tenants are struggling to live on benefit. This means that often landlords don’t get paid. But what are their rights in this situation? We discuss this and other benefit-related issues with expert Bill Irvine of UC Advice. Listen to the podcast to find out more […]
Landlording in the Time of Covid
We were going to have some guests for Episode 3. But it didn’t work out so Ben and I decided to be our own guests and just chat among ourselves. So this is a bit of a ‘stream of consciousness’ episode where we talk about all sorts of things: How Everything Has Changed Selecting tenants […]
Possession proceedings after the lockdown
The second episode of the Landlord and Lawyer Podcast looked at possession proceedings. A topical issue as the government has recently published the new Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Direction setting out how claims are to be dealt with after the coronavirus lockdown stay ends after 23 August 2020. To help us we had two […]