Saga Gronkiewicz, adviser, GRN Financial Services
Describe your firm in a few sentences We are a family-run firm offering mortgage and insurance advice to clients across
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Month: September 2022
CRISIS: Mortgage brokers call for calm as lenders withdraw 30% of BTL loans
Landlords have been advised not to panic after lenders pulled hundreds of buy-to-let mortgage products this week in response
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HMOs: Coventry begins consultation on new planning restrictions
Coventry Council has launched a consultation into plans for a huge new scheme that will prevent properties being
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6 Ways To Boost Communication Within Your Associations
Clear and consistent communication is critical when it comes to keeping your homeowners and board members informed and satisfied. However,…
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Blog: Stepping up to the challenge
Since the chancellor’s ‘mini’ Budget last week, the breaking news stories have hardly stopped. Comments from the International Monetary Fund,
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Scots short-lets landlords must get new property licences by 1st April
Scotland’s new short-term lets law goes live on 1st October when any new landlords will need to apply for
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EXCLUSIVE: Council tax re-banding policy starts to bite HMO landlords and tenants
The impact of council tax re-banding in HMOs has started to bite as tenants around the UK are being
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FREE webinar: Join the deposit protection experts as they discuss the importance of resolution
Dealing with problems is part and parcel of being a landlord and letting agent, but a slow and drawn-out
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Landlords ‘get ready’ for complex Right to Rent checks going live on Saturday
Landlords and agents will soon need to navigate increasingly bureaucratic Right to Rent rules when temporary Covid-adjusted measures come
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Keir Starmer hints at new housing market restrictions for buy-to-let investors
Labour’s leader Keir Starmer has hinted that buy-to-let landlords and second home owners may be prevented from buying properties
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Using Property Inspections to Boost NOI and Resident Satisfaction
Property inspections can be cumbersome and costly, but they’re vital for protecting the bottom line. Rather than seeing inspections as…
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Day in the Life of: Ryan Brailsford, director of business development at Pepper Money
Illustration – Simeon Elson My alarm goes off at… …I don’t set an alarm anymore. I have a toddler who
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Warning issued as plans to abolish S21 evictions and fixed-term tenancies proceed
A group representing the entire PRS has given a strong warning to the Government that its ‘Fairer Renting’ white
Read MoreLabour shadow housing minister slams landlords and promises reforms
Labour’s Lisa Nandy has criticised landlords and vowed to help the social rented sector overtake the private rented sector
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LATEST: Scots student rental market thrown into chaos as rent freeze looms
Hundreds of students due to study at Glasgow University have nowhere to stay due to a shortage of available
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What's happening to house prices?
The Land Registry's UK House Price Index reports that house prices rose by 15.5% year-on-year in July, compared with 7.8%
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Can you charge a laptop for less?
Worries about skyrocketing energy prices are forcing us all to examine how much energy we use.If laptops are among
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New short-lets charter to tackle noise and litter created by holiday makers
North Devon Council has launched a best practice charter to tackle problems caused by the rapid growth of short-term
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Council scraps licensing after hailing selective scheme’s ‘unqualified success’
Hyndburn Council in Lancashire is to scrap selective licensing after hailing its 10-year scheme an unqualified success. Councillors agreed
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Green upgrades for rented homes ‘becoming too expensive’ for landlords
Green upgrades for private rented homes are rapidly becoming prohibitively expensive for landlords, according to one UK bank. They
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