by peter littlewood | Aug 29, 2023 | Industry News
Britain said on Tuesday it would remove some European Union rules it had retained post-Brexit that were meant to curb water pollution, to enable thousands of new homes to be built, a move environmentalists said would further spoil dirty rivers. The EU's "nutrient...
by peter littlewood | Aug 29, 2023 | Industry News
Property118 have published a blog looking at some of the comments made by Shelter and Crisis, and questions their validity. The blog can be seen here, and asks how Shelter can state that '51% of tenants are ‘one pay cheque’ away from homelessness, commenting 'this...
by peter littlewood | Aug 29, 2023 | Industry News
A new survey by Mortgages for Business (MFB) reveals that landlords have had enough of being called ‘landlords’ and its managing director, Gavin Richardson, said: “Sections of the media have vilified the buy to let community. “The government has hammered them — think...
by peter littlewood | Aug 25, 2023 | Political
In a blog, Harry Phibbs, the Local Government Editor of Conservative Home questions states that ‘ socialists have been keen on smashing in recent years are the landlords. As they are an unpopular group – especially the “fat cat” buy-to-let landlords with...
by peter littlewood | Aug 25, 2023 | Legal Update
Landlord Law has published a blog where a landlord has asked about a ‘compliance fee’ charged by his letting agent. This is on top, apparently, to the 12% commission he already pays. The blog can be seen here, and examines the legality of this...