The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation process ahead of a forthcoming property tax review. The Office of Tax Simplification has had almost 1,000 responses so far to its...
This is Money are reporting that earnings at Grainger have more than doubled thanks to a large rise in rental income and soaring growth in the valuation of its investment properties, when profits climbed to £75.6million in the six months to the end of March from...
As some east London tenants face a £200 monthly rent shortfall, landlords have called on the government to raise benefits to help people afford the rising cost of living. Data released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at the end of last year has been...
Landlord Action, one of the UK’s best known eviction and housing law specialists, has seen a sharp rise in landlords requesting to use their debt recovery service. Instructions for the last year, April 2021 to March 2022, were up 180 per cent compared to the...
The National Trading Standards announced steps introducing new material disclosure rules, on what agents and landlords should include in property listings. This is being introduced in three stages, with stage 1 going live at the end of May 2022. Stage 1 - The basics...
As the cost of living crisis deepens, we urge our members to take a close look at tenant's bank accounts to see if they are making use of buy now pay later credit. According to the Guardian, the buy now, pay later company Klarna will start reporting UK customer debts...
The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two investment properties, those with larger portfolios remain excluded.Under the new legislation, owners of up to three properties in the UK will qualify for...
Despite headlines over the last few years being largely dominated by record house prices, in some cases, the rental market has outpaced the sales market, a fact not missed by would-be landlords, according to Knight Frank.According to the latest market analysis from...
Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants who could afford their rent but chose not to pay.Instructions from April 2021 to March 2022 were up 180 per cent compared to the...
The number of landlords seeking unpaid rent has nearly tripled since the pandemic began, as even wealthy tenants have begun defaulting on payments. Instructions for rental debt recovery services are up 180% in the last year, compared to the previous 12 months,...
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