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Sue Edmonds: CEO at Capital Letters

Sue Edmonds: CEO at Capital Letters

We chat with property expert Sue Edmonds, the CEO of the socially responsible, not-for-profit property company Capital Letters about their unique offer to Londoners, landlords, and investors. What is Capital Letters? Capital Letters is a unique socially responsible, independent, not-for-profit company set up by London boroughs to find safe, secure, good quality affordable homes for Londoners who are...

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

Build to Rent and Community Benefits

The concept of Build to Rent (BTR) and more specifically, its regional iteration, BTR suburban communities, is a relatively new property type. BTR, together with private market housing and affordable housing, falls within the C3 Use Class. But developers and operators of this innovative form of property development are now asking the question, should it be bound by the same limitations as traditional...

What to do if one tenant leaves your property

What to do if one tenant leaves your property

When you have more than one tenant in your property – whether that’s a couple, two or more friends, or an HMO house share – there’s always the possibility that one of them might leave. A couple may split up, friends might fall out or their financial or other personal circumstances could change during the tenancy, meaning the property is simply no longer suitable or affordable.  While some...

What to do if your tenant stops paying their rent

What to do if your tenant stops paying their rent

If you’re a landlord over the long term, the reality is that you’ll probably have a tenant default on their rent at some point. They may simply have forgotten to make payment; it could be a bank error, or they might be in financial difficulty and having trouble making ends meet, or they could be deliberately withholding payment.  Generally speaking, tenants falling into serious arrears, where...