Welcome to “Landlords’ Barometer #16” where I bring you trending topics for landlords and property professionals.

The Property Tribes community is breathing a sigh of relief now that the Conservatives have won the general election.

Many landlords were threatening to leave the PRS if Mr Miliband got in and instigated rent controls!

So, it’s business as usual, and here are our most popular topics:

Is property really the answer?

In one of our most in-depth discussions of recent times, landlords discuss the pros and cons of property investment and if it is all its cracked up to be!

Do I have to give the tenant a reason why their application has been rejected

EYE guest contributor and landlord and tenant law expert, solicitor David Smith, has the answers!

Landlord tycoon Fergus Wilson ordered to pay council tax!

Heavyweight and controversial landlord Fergus Wilson fights back against Maidstone Council about council tax bills put into his wife’s name. A very
entertaining read!

Don’t under-estimate the importance of video and YouTube!

At an event for advertisers in New York this week, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said that YouTube is now reaching more people in the oh-so-coveted 18 to 49-year-old age demographic on mobile than any TV network.

Find out where YouTube features in my “Top 4 social media sites for property professionals” by clicking on the link above!

Home Office ask lettings agents for feedback on “Right to Rent”

The Home Office are reaching out to lettings agents and landlords via Property Tribes to get your feedback on the controversial “Right to Rent” legislation.

Please make sure your voice is heard, as there are plans to roll this out across the UK throughout 2015.

Date for your diaries – SAFEagent Awareness Week 2015

June 1–5 is this year’s SAFEagent Awareness campaign.

SAFEagent has planned a full week of activity to promote to consumers that they should only use SAFEagents who are part of Client Money Protection Schemes, and this will be supported across the U.K. by the SAFEagent community and all in the property sector who care about consumer protection.

The timing is auspicious because, from May 27, under the Consumer Rights Act it will become a requirement for all agents to display details of fees and charges in their offices as well as stating whether or not they are part of a Client Money Protection scheme and of which redress scheme they are a member.

SAFEagent Awareness Week will present an excellent opportunity to really focus consumers on what they should be looking for by way of financial protection from agents and what they should expect to see if they visit an agent’s office or website.

PropertyTribes.com will once again be supporting this initiative and believe we can all join this community supported campaign to make the private rented sector a safer place for consumers.