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Inside Property with Richard Blanco

by Richard Blanco

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  1. Which Way Forward For Your Property Business?

    Landlords and property professionals in the UK are faced with an unusual convergence of economic, market and regulatory issues. Rising interest rates and inflation, possible recession and the end of the house price cycle are all in view. Yet whilst house prices and lettings activity are currently...

  2. Open For Business

    Government guidelines have enabled the housing market to re-open for business in England from 13 May 2020. In this episode, Richard Blanco is joined by broker Jay Rooney, Lawrence Bowles from Savills Research and Arla Propertymark board member, Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking. We look at how agents and...

  3. Getting The Right Mortgage

    There is a burgeoning offer of residential, buy to let and short term finance available and arguably the market has never been so competitive. But lending criteria and mortgage regulation can make getting the right finance quite a feat. Richard is joined by brokers Morgan Stewart from GPS...

  4. State Of The Market

    Richard Blanco is joined by Meera Chindooroy from the National Landlords Association, Lawrence Bowles from Savills and Richard Bowser from Property Investor News to analyse some of the factors driving the property market as we near the end of 2019. We discuss the latest sales and rental trends…

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  5. Short Term Lets

    Most of us associate short term lets with AirBnB. But holiday lets, villas and all kinds of serviced accommodation make this a much more diverse arena. Far from competing with hotels, there is increasing convergence with other hospitality sectors. How can landlords finance or switch to these kind...

  6. The Joy Of The Refurb

    Architect, Richard Ganeshmoorthy and expert landlord developers MaryAnn Richmond-Coggan and Karen Gregory join Richard Blanco to discuss the joys and challenges of refurbishment. From finding the perfect wreck to managing your tradespeople, pushing through the difficult bit in the middle and...

  7. Happy Endings - How To End A Tenancy Well

    The inventory and return of the deposit are key aspects of being able to end a tenancy well – but what if the tenant is in arrears or has breached the contract? How can tenants get redress if their landlords don’t comply with regulations? And what of the softer sides of ending the tenant landlord...

  8. Letting Agent Reform

    Letting Agents are facing a raft of regulatory changes in 2019. From April they must have a dedicated bank account and insurance for clients’ money and tenant fees will be banned from June 2019. Meanwhile the government has asked a working group to consider compulsory training and trade body...

  9. Beige Forever? - Design In Let Properties

    How important is design for let properties? As a landlord, should you always stick to neutral or can you safely stray into something more adventurous? To furnish or not to furnish? Are there particular sectors, like HMOs, where design adds considerable profit? If you are a tenant do you despair…

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  10. Current Affairs Edition July 2018

    How would you feel about compulsory three year tenancies? Would they provide essential security of tenure for families or pose too big a risk for landlords? The government has appointed the third housing minister this year. What will Kit Malthouse bring to the table and how confident are you that...

  11. Current Affairs Edition May 2018

    Are you ready for GDPR? Under this directive, tenants will have the right to sue landlords for misuse of data from 25 May 2018. The NLA's Chris Norris and Marlon Fox from Outlook Property talk to Richard Blanco about what landlords and agents need to do to comply. We discuss Ellie Flynn's BBC…

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  12. The Work Of Landlord Associations

    Richard Blanco asks Douglas Haig, Vice Chair of the Residential Landlords Association and Richard Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of the National Landlords Association about the work of landlord associations, whether they can be legitimately seen as the voice of landlords, how their offer…

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  13. Current Affairs Edition March 2018

    NLA Director of Policy, Chris Norris and Nigel Lewis, Head of Content at The Negotiator join Richard Blanco to discuss the latest issues affecting the world of property. There's a new Ministry of Housing and we exchange views on the seventh housing minister to be appointed since 2010. There's an...

  14. The Ethical Landlord & Investor

    How would you define an ethical landlord or investor? Richard Blanco speaks to Susan Aktemel, founder of Glasgow based Homes For Good, Landlord MaryAnn Richmond-Coggan who created Green Farm Kent and Ed Fowkes, Development Director of Prosperity Capital Partners to find out what motivates them…

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  15. Current Affairs Edition December 2017

    The launch of the Private Residential Tenancy in Scotland heralds the end of no fault evictions and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, outlines his aspirations for more devolved powers in a Draft Housing Strategy. As letting agents in England look forward to “full regulation,” where is the market…

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  16. First Foot On The Property Ladder

    From the Government’s Help To Buy and Shared Ownership schemes to the recent reduction in stamp duty and Bank of Mum & Dad, just how easy is it for first time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder? Are first time investors competing with them for the same properties and with high prices and...

  17. Current Affairs Edition November 2017

    It's budget month - what surprises might the chancellor have in store for the property sector this time? And after announcing the first interest rate rise for a decade, if the Bank of England introduces further rises in 2018, how might this affect the housing market? Theresa May wants the state…

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  18. Current Affairs Edition September 2017

    The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority has introduced important changes to borrowing for landlords with four or more properties. Richard Blanco discusses the implications with Head of Policy at The National Landlords Association, Chris Norris and James Andrews, Editor of Mirror…

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  19. Current Affairs Edition July 2017

    In a change to our regular format, Richard Blanco is joined by journalist Sarah Davidson from 'This Is Money' and Chris Norris, Head of Policy at the National Landlords Association, to discuss the issues in property and housing making the headlines. We cast our minds back to the 2017 election...

  20. HMO: Heaven or Hell?

    As tax changes and buy to let mortgage restrictions start to bite, an increasing number of landlords and investors are buying and creating Homes In Multiple Occupation. Whilst the government has extended permitted development rights used to create more lettable rooms in home extensions, many…

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  21. Sell Up, Hold Or Expand?

    In April 2017, the long awaited tax changes affecting landlords and investors come into force. Is it time to sell, hold or expand, particularly as many are facing a double whammy with the new regulation of buy to let mortgages by the Prudential Regulation Authority? Richard Blanco gets to grips...

  22. Property In The Media

    How balanced is the portrayal of landlords and tenants in the media? Is the press guilty of prurience: revelling in landlord and tenant conflict and preferring to focus on bad behaviour and the worst conditions, rather than report mainstream good practice? Do politicians pander to stereotypes…

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  23. Crime In The Private & Social Rented Sectors

    Paul Shamplina from Landlord Action, Stephen Gabriel of Sandwell Borough Council & Katrina Robinson from the Tenancy Fraud Forum join Richard Blanco to explain the nature of crime in the private and social housings sectors, how it affects landlords and tenants and what can be done to prevent and...

  24. Managing Maintenance & Repairs Successfully

    On average landlords spend 26% of their income on repairs and maintenance, with around 57% using agents to manage some or all of their properties. Richard Blanco speaks to Claire Empson, Managing Director of Daisylets & Sales, Jacky Peacock, Director of Advice4Renters and Independent Builder &...

  25. Private Renting Changes In Scotland & Wales

    Changes are afoot in the private rented sector in Scotland and Wales and there may be implications for other parts of the UK. The deadline for landlords and agents to register as part of Rent Smart Wales was 23 November 2016. Scotland has had a national landlord register since 2006, now no fault...

  26. Landlord & Tenant Relations

    What makes for a successful landlord and tenant relationship? Richard is joined by Mary Latham, West Midlands Regional Representative for the National Landlords Association, Robert Nichols, Managing Director of London based sales and lettings agent Portico, Ben Reeve-Lewis from Safer Renting and...

  27. After Brexit: Is Now Still A Good Time To Invest In Property?

    Richard Blanco is joined by Richard Bowser, Editor of Property Investor News, Chris Norris, Head of Policy at the National Landlords Association and Richard Donnell, Research Director at Hometrack to discuss Brexit and its impact on landlords, property owners and investors. After initial jitters,...

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