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Short-Term Lets in Liverpool Offering Yields of Up to 30.7%
Published On: March 20, 2019Landlords who own properties in Liverpool or Manchester could potentially achieve yields of up to 30.7% on short-term lets, according …
RLA Fights for Landlords’ Repossession Rights
Published On:The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is campaigning to protect the rights of landlords to repossess their properties. This follows a …
Sharp Rise in Number of Landlords in London Purchasing with Cash
The number of landlords purchasing properties in London with cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to new data …
What Difference have the HMO and EPC Changes Made?
By Ian Boden, the Sales Director of LendInvest Every year, it seems that landlords and property investors have new pieces of …
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 …
Short-Term Lets in Liverpool Offering Yields of Up to 30.7%
Landlords who own properties in Liverpool or Manchester could potentially achieve yields of up to 30.7% on short-term lets, according …
RLA Fights for Landlords’ Repossession Rights
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is campaigning to protect the rights of landlords to repossess their properties. This follows a …
Sharp Rise in Number of Landlords in London Purchasing with Cash
The number of landlords purchasing properties in London with cash hit a seven-year high in 2018, according to new data …
What Difference have the HMO and EPC Changes Made?
By Ian Boden, the Sales Director of LendInvest Every year, it seems that landlords and property investors have new pieces of …
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 …
Private Tenants Denied Protection from Revenge Evictions, Generation Rent Insists
Just one in 20 private tenants who complain to their local councils about poor conditions in their rental homes receives …
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 …
These are the Issues that can Class a Property as Unfit under New Law
Today (Wednesday 20th March 2019), the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 comes into force in England. The new …
Chancellor’s Latest Housing Plans “Don’t Go Far Enough”
Last week (Wednesday 13th March), Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Spring Statement 2019, in which he announced his latest housing …
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 …
Just 2.3% of Landlords have made Voluntary Disclosures to HMRC under Scheme
Just 2.3% of landlords targeted by HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) Let Property Campaign have voluntarily disclosed their taxes under …
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 …
Tenancy Renewals Running at 90% in some parts of London
London estate agent Benham & Reeves has recorded a growing shortage of good rental stock across the capital in recent …
East London Recording Twice the Rate of Rent Price Growth of West London
New analysis of rent price growth across the capital over the last seven years shows a clear regional divide, with …
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 …
