Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that in the third quarter of this year some £1.17 billion was invested in BTR, up from the £600m recorded during the...
As part of the recent Fire Door Safety Week, the following advice was issued for landlords - https://www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk/
Kingspan said sales so far in 2022 have surged, and price pressures "appear to have peaked". Reporting sales in the nine months to September 30 jumped 33%, third-quarter sales alone rose 17%. Kingspan added: "A feature of the current environment is the lack of...
The Telegraph is running an article on a long-term landlord who is selling up becuse of increased legislation. The article can be seen here (subscription might be necessary), and says: Anita Parkinson has been a landlord since 2009. The 62-year-old used to own six...
Since 6 April 2022, it has been free for those with indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK to make a ‘No Time Limit’ application, which provides them with confirmation of their UK immigration status in the form of a biometric residence permit (BRP). Key...
Our colleagues at Mortgage for Business have just posted this blog, to try to predict what might be in store for landlords.
At a debate in the House of Parliament recently on the Government’s white paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’ the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Felicity Buchan confirmed several times that the Government were committed to the removal of the Section 21...
The time being taken to review legislation which could overhaul the private rented sector is creating anxiety and uncertainty among landlords and further triggering some to leave the market, an expert at a leading property consultancy has warned. The Government’s...
Traditionally, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) have been assessed as one unit for Council Tax purposes, with the landlord responsible for the payment, which was then recovered from the tenants in a fair and proportionate system. Over the past few years, many...
Student accommodation operator Empiric Student Property said it is trading well, with "record high" revenue occupancy of 98% achieved for the academic year 2022-23, which exceeded guidance of 90% to 95% provided back in August. Growth in like-for-like average weekly...
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