Risk Insights – Guaranteed Rent Schemes
As a landlord or property owner, your profession provides you with the unique opportunity to let high-quality, healthy and safe living spaces throughout your property (or properties) to tenants – with the intention of reaping financial benefits. However, this occupation also comes with various added responsibilities and tedious tasks. Between dealing with administrative duties, handling Continue Reading…
Gove’s Latest Legislation to Tackle Housing Crisis
Michael Gove, The Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the UK, has said that: “Britain needs more homes to fulfil more dreams of home ownership and increase choice for renters… But they must be of the right type and targeted in the right places.” Therefore Mr Gove recently revealed that the Government will Continue Reading…
How Are House Prices Rising?
UK house prices remain a constant topic of conversation, with consecutive interest rate hikes leading to higher mortgage prices but not a corresponding fall in the property market. In fact recent data actually showed an increase in average house values. How is that possible? The June 2023 Price Index, of property website Zoopla, generated a Continue Reading…
Uber CEO Turns “Undercover Boss”
Dara Khosrowshah takes a reality ride through into the gig economy. After a half-decade as the boss of Uber, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi decided to do what he’d never done before… drive for Uber. His experience is an interesting insight into how the tech innovator’s high-level policies impact on the day-to-day workings of the gig economy. Continue Reading…
Bolt Launches London Black Cab Service
London’s iconic black cabs are now available on the Bolt app. The operator has added black cabs as a new vehicle category for consumers to ride in. The firm have in excess of 1.5 million customers in the capital, making it the largest provider to offer black cabs via an app. Plan Insurance can provide Continue Reading…
Risk Insights – Letting to Students
The United Kingdom boasts some of the oldest and most prestigious universities across the globe – attracting a huge amount of both British and international students. As a result of the robust student population, the student let market has been resilient even during the recent recession. Yet, letting to students is not without risk and Continue Reading…
Summary of the Spring Budget 2023 for Businesses
Business owners and entrepreneurs across the UK have been hard hit over the last few years. The Chancellor framed the Spring 2023 budget as one focused on boosting the labour market and in turn the economy. Nothing new there then! Borrowing has actually been £25 billion lower than projected in November. To the surprise of Continue Reading…
What Should Employers Be Doing During The Cost of Living Crisis?
It’s difficult to avoid the fact that there’s a cost-of-living crisis in the UK right now. And it appears that this will not only be the case in the short term. It’s likely that it will last for a sustained period. As an employer, it is hard to know what you should be doing for Continue Reading…
Energy Efficiency Targets Creating Landlord Affordability Crisis
Landlords are encountering “a crisis of affordability” following the release of potential government plan’s for stringent new energy efficiency targets. A draft strategy references a ‘preferred policy scenario’ that includes new tenancies to have an EPC rating of C or above by 2025. This would then be broadened to include all tenancies by 2028. The Continue Reading…
Will the UK Government Cut Fuel Taxes?
Rapidly rising fuel costs are the driving force behind the current cost of living crisis. Demonstrations across the country are demanding that the Government take decisive action. In this article, we look at what can be done to help UK motorists that rely on being on the road. The question concerning most vehicle owners is: Continue Reading…