More than 138,000 residential and commercial properties in England and Wales are owned by offshore companies, with holdings in London worth a combined £55bn, according to research shared with the Guardian. The findings come as the government begins a crackdown to...
Property118 are running a blog on the possible matters that might be in the Autumn statement next week, predicting a large squeeze on landlords. The blog can be seen here, and says (note that the revised EPC rating has not yet been published): The government will...
Private Landlords in Nottingham could be fined £5,000 if their property's EPC rating is below E. As part of the council's 'Carbon Neutral Nottingham 2020-2028 Action Plan', the council is hoping to reduce fuel poverty in the city and eliminate properties with E, F or...
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...
In its property income review, released on 1 November, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) makes some strong recommendations to improve aspects of Making Tax Digital for income tax self assessment (MTD ITSA) that affect residential landlords. The MTD ITSA...
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...
The government has previously set out an aspiration for a minimum C rating in England and Wales by April 2025. Yet Shawbrook's research shows that at present only a quarter of landlords’ portfolios contain properties that all meet the C target for energy efficiency...
Our colleagues at Mortgage for Business have just posted this blog, to try to predict what might be in store for landlords.
Hasan from Home-share.co.uk has posted a blog stating 'Early Indications Medway’s Housing Market Is Slowing… Will It Crash?' The whole blog can be seen here, and says: Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been carefully gauging the local market and reached a conclusion...
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...
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