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Landlords Contributing more than Double Tesco’s Tax Bill, NLA Finds
Published On: March 13, 2019Private landlords are contributing more than double Tesco’s annual tax bill in Income Tax, according to findings by the National …
6 Ways to Find the Ideal Tenant for your Property
Published On: March 12, 2019As a homeowner, you are justly proud of your property. You paid for your property with hard-earned money and, having …
What are Tenants Really Looking for in their Rental Homes?
Whether you are considering expanding your portfolio by investing in a new property, or are preparing to re-let any of …
Over a Third of Landlords Looking to Cut their Annual Spending, Report Shows
Over a third (36%) of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending, as rising property running costs and higher …
Rental Income for Landlords Jumps 15% in a Year to hit £18.7bn
The total rental income received by buy-to-let landlords in the 12 months from 2017-18 has jumped by 15% to hit …
Number of Landlords Looking to Invest in Rental Property Plummets by a Third
Estate agent haart is urging the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to relax the Government’s buy-to-let tax crackdown after it found that …
Landlords Contributing more than Double Tesco’s Tax Bill, NLA Finds
Private landlords are contributing more than double Tesco’s annual tax bill in Income Tax, according to findings by the National …
6 Ways to Find the Ideal Tenant for your Property
As a homeowner, you are justly proud of your property. You paid for your property with hard-earned money and, having …
What are Tenants Really Looking for in their Rental Homes?
Whether you are considering expanding your portfolio by investing in a new property, or are preparing to re-let any of …
Over a Third of Landlords Looking to Cut their Annual Spending, Report Shows
Over a third (36%) of landlords are looking to cut their annual spending, as rising property running costs and higher …
Rental Income for Landlords Jumps 15% in a Year to hit £18.7bn
The total rental income received by buy-to-let landlords in the 12 months from 2017-18 has jumped by 15% to hit …
Number of Landlords Looking to Invest in Rental Property Plummets by a Third
Estate agent haart is urging the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to relax the Government’s buy-to-let tax crackdown after it found that …
West Midlands offers the Most Affordable Rents for Tenants
The West Midlands offers the most affordable rents for private tenants in England and Wales, based on an average renter’s …
Prime London Tenants may Buy their Own Homes in Near Future
Prime London tenants may be in a position to buy their own homes in the near future, according to analysis …
How the Cost of Renting a Room Varies across London
A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, which is driving up the average cost …
Living in a House Share Could get London Tenants onto the Ladder Sooner
Living in a house share in the capital could enable London tenants to get themselves onto the property ladder sooner, …
Rent Rises for Tenants Increases, Reports ARLA Propertymark
The number of private tenants experiencing rent rises at the hands of their landlords increased in January, according to the …
Give Benefit Tenants a Choice, the RLA Urges
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the Government to give benefit tenants a choice when it comes to Universal Creditpayments …
Additional HMO Licensing to be Introduced in Haringey
Haringey Borough Council has approved plans for borough-wide additional HMO licensing, to take effect from 27th May 2019. The plans …
Labour Plans to Introduce Indefinite Tenancies to Protect Renters
The Labour Party is planning to introduce indefinite tenancies to protect private renters, if it were to gain power. The …
No More No DSS in Housing Adverts?
By Joanne Young, a Legal Director in the Property Litigation Team at leading law firm Ashfords LLP On 1st March …
Discrimination Under Right to Rent Scheme is Unlawful, Minister Insists
It is unlawful to discriminate against any potential tenants under provisions of the Right to Rent scheme, the Minister for Immigration …
The Government must End Right to Rent after High Court Ruling, Crisis Insists
The Government must end the controversial Right to Rent scheme, after the High Court ruled it in breach of human rights …
Government Calls for an End to No DSS Housing Adverts
The Housing Minister has called for an end to housing adverts that potentially discriminate against potential tenants in receipt of …
First Time Buyers Borrowing More than Buy-to-Let Landlords
More first time buyers are borrowing for home purchases than buy-to-let landlords are, according to the latest Mortgage Lenders and …
Help to Buy is Dying in London, New Report Shows
The Government’s Help to Buy scheme appears to be dying in London, according to a new report from Project Etopia. …
Ten-Year Anniversary of Bank of England Base Rate Cut
Today (5th March 2019) marks the ten-year anniversary of the Bank of England (BoE) cutting the base rate to 0.5%. …
Buy-to-Let Mortgage Choice Hits Post-Financial Crisis High
The number of buy-to-let mortgage products on the market has hit a post-financial crisis high, according to analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk. …
Bank of England Holds Base Rate at 0.75%
Yesterday (7th February 2019), the Bank of England decided to hold the base rate at 0.75%. The Bank’s Monetary Policy …
Small Changes are the Secret to Innovation Success
By Matthew Tooth, the Chief Commercial Officer of LendInvest For those hoping to see the property industry embrace innovation, 2018 …
Inventory Reporting to Complement Redress Reform in PRS
Independent inventory reporting of private rental properties will complement the Government’s plans to reform housing redress by introducing a Housing …
Inventories are as Important as Deposits, the AIIC Insists
Independent inventories are as important to landlords as tenancy deposits, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) insists. The organisation …
Private Rental Sector Shrugs Off Pre-Brexit Jitters
The UK’s private rental sector is shrugging off the pre-Brexit jitters that are affecting seller and buyer activity in the …
New Bid to Introduce Rent Controls in Scotland Launched
A new bid to introduce valuable rent controls in Scotland has been launched by a tenants’ union. Living Rent, alongside …
MPs Briefed on the Pros and Cons of Rent Controls
MPs have been briefed on a new research paper that assesses the pros and cons of rent controls in England. …
Demand Up but Supply Down in London’s Private Rental Sector
Demand from new tenants in London’s private rental sector is rising at a time when the number of homes available …
