by peter littlewood | Aug 14, 2023 | Industry News
In a series of letters to the Sunday Times puts the current influx of holiday lets and Airbnb firmly as a consequence of the Government discriminating against private sector landlords. A selection of the letters can be seen here (subscription may be necessary)...
by peter littlewood | Aug 14, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Landlords selling up will typically make around £10,500 less than they would have done had they sold in 2022, analysis suggests. So far this year, the average landlord in England and Wales has sold their buy-to-let for £94,800 more than they initially paid for the...
by peter littlewood | Aug 14, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
Parents with young children face tough new rules to get them back to work The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed a tough new work crackdown on Universal Credit has begun. The new employment push is targeting 700,000 parents to look for a job or increase...
by peter littlewood | Aug 13, 2023 | Industry News
A landlord from Buckinghamshire has recently received one of the largest fines in Hounslow after being found guilty of managing 22 properties where tenants lived in appalling conditions. The fine, amounting to £300,000, was imposed by judges at Isleworth Crown Court,...
by peter littlewood | Aug 11, 2023 | Green issues
A Yorkshire landlord is investing £200,000 in a trial of a low-carbon heating system in 30 homes. Yorkshire Housing will install infrared heat panels in 30 of its flats in York, as a replacement for existing electric panel heaters which the landlord said were bulky,...
