WINNER PRESS RELEASE – ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS Issued 23rd October 2023 PHIL SPENCER ANNOUNCES TOP AGENTS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE UK MYRINGS ESTATE AGENTS wins award at The ESTAS, the most prestigious awards in the UK property sector. The Harrogate based agency Myrings Estate Agents received the Best in Postcode HG1 for… Read more »
The Residential Sales marketplace in Harrogate is overheated and running at record levels for reasons we all understand – as per the Stamp Duty ( SDLT) holiday , historically low interest rates and very attractive Mortgage deals ( with 95 % government backed Mortgages are set to go live in April). The Rental marketplace is… Read more »
It will come as no surprise to anyone that the Chancellors announcement of a temporary Stamp Duty ( SDLT) holiday on the 9 th of July has triggered both a big surge in new listings & sales but also in queries & questions. We would stress that we are not Property Lawyers or Taxation specialists… Read more »
New ESR (Electrical Safety Regulations) will shortly come into force, subject to parliamentary approval. In simple terms, these new electrical requirements will replicate those of the long standing Gas Safety Regulations. These new regulations are part and parcel of the governments Rental sector reforms which mean that Landlords’ legal responsibilities are increasing and workloads growing…. Read more »
Proverbs 31:10 ‘Who can find a wife of noble character. She is far more precious than rubies’. Too true and most Landlords take the same view about finding and keeping a good Letting Agent. From time to time however we are approached by a Landlord who is looking to instruct us but is unsure on how to go about dis-instructing… Read more »
We like to think that we tackle some tricky topics where there are no “rights or wrongs” and numerous legitimate “for and against” reasons on both sides of the “No Deposit” debate. We don’t currently tend to recommend “zero deposit” schemes to our Landlords for the simple reason that we very seldom get asked for… Read more »
Here in Harrogate we are very fortunate to have weathered the economic and property storms of modern times far better than many other towns and cities across the land. The fact is that a very large number of recent “ reforms “ in taxation and the regulation of Landlords – and their Letting Agents –… Read more »
We are quite often asked this question and this is hardly surprising given that around half of the UK population own a pet. It’s fair to say that a great many Landlords are reluctant to accept pets and in fact an instruction to manage a property can have a “ no smokers or pets “… Read more »
There is scarcely a day goes by without a national newspaper reporting the sad demise of the BTL Landlord. You would think that sighting a confident/successful Landlord in Harrogate would be rarer than spotting a White Rhino on the Stray. The truth is the exact opposite. The Rental Market is in good shape in the… Read more »
We are regularly asked by both professional and accidental Landlords whether or not Self-Management of their property(s) is a good idea? In both cases our answer is ’not usually’ bearing in mind that in most situations we are talking about an essential monthly income stream as well the longer term retirement / pension provisions of… Read more »
