by peter littlewood | May 1, 2023 | Industry News
Estate Agent Today is reporting that ‘Landlords are exiting the market in droves.’ The full article can be seen here, and cites a report by an accountancy firm ‘who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector in 2022, taking more than 116,000...
by peter littlewood | Apr 28, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
The BBC are reporting on a recent update from Rightmove. It can be seen here, and says: Average rents have continued to hit new highs, according to property website Rightmove, as the shortage of available properties continues. Asking rents outside London have reached...
by peter littlewood | Apr 26, 2023 | Political
The Government has announced a consultation on the potential to introduce a new planning class C5, with a permitted development right to swap between standard residential use C3 and the new C5.This will give planning authorities control by using article 4 directions...
by peter littlewood | Apr 26, 2023 | Legal Update
As at 26th April 2023 Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill NEW This Private Member’s Bill, sponsored by Bob Blackman, would make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; and make provision about local authority oversight of, and...
by peter littlewood | Apr 26, 2023 | Legal Update
On 3 and 4 May 2023 the Supreme Court will hear the local housing authority’s appeal in R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon. The Supreme Court will determine when a court should make a mandatory order against a local housing authority to enforce a duty owed to a...
