by peter littlewood | Apr 12, 2023 | Industry News
On 28 March 2023 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report which called for a new focus to enhance the current human rights framework within the existing ombudsperson system. The report said that the Local Government and Social Care...
by peter littlewood | Apr 12, 2023 | Industry News
Student accommodation provider Unite updated on its UK Student Accommodation Fund and London Student Accommodation joint venture's quarterly trading. In the 2023/24 academic year, it noted "strong progress" in booking, with 90% of rooms already sold. "Reservations are...
by peter littlewood | Apr 11, 2023 | Green issues, Mortgages
Nearly half of landlords (47%) believed that rules instructing them to upgrade properties to an EPC rating of C or higher was guidance and not the law, according to research by Mortgage Advice Bureau. In 2021, the government issued a deadline of 2025 for landlords to...
by peter littlewood | Apr 10, 2023 | Industry News
The Telegraph has published an opinion piece which starts ‘The Government’s policy on the rental sector becomes less clear by the day’ It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and goes on to say ‘Included in Rishi Sunak’s proposed crackdown on anti-social...
by peter littlewood | Apr 10, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
The petition set up to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords by reversing the Section 24 tax change. Before Section 24 was introduced in 2017, landlords were able to deduct mortgage interest from their income tax – at that time it was...
