Roseanna Lane thought she had plenty of time to find a new flat to rent when she gave notice to her landlord two months ago. But despite registering with eight estate agents in Richmond, South-West London, Roseanna and her partner Nick have found it almost impossible...
London commuter towns make up all the Top Five hotspots for tax avoidance by buy-to-let landlords in the UK, according to analysis by UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group. They also make up eight of the Top Ten nationally. Ilford had the highest number...
This is Money are reporting that the recent holiday in Stamp Duty (SDLT) resulted in buy-to-let landlords coming into the market, but not in the numbers as was originally feared. The article can be seen here, and says: Britain's landlords did not embrace the stamp...
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has launched a campaign to raise awareness and enforce rules banning landlords renting homes with worst performing energy efficiency ratings. Since April 2020 privately rented homes must meet a minimum...
The Government are making videos and webinars available to help landlords. See more details here.
Economics Observatory have just published an article on rent controls. Although aimed at the Scottish market, it makes some interesting points in general. A summary of the points made are: when rent control policies cover disadvantaged minority populations, these...
PropertyWire has just published an article aimed at the first time landlord. It can be seen here, and covers:- Get expert advice Keep accurate records, MTD 2023 Maximise your expenses Minimise tax Form a limited company Register for self-assessment Managing agent...
Over 40,000 families living in cold and draughty rented properties across 59 local authorities in England and Wales could get warmer homes under plans to help councils clamp enforce the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard. The Department of Business, Energy and...
The Office for National Statistics has published its monthly index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK. It shows that in the 12 months to September 2021: Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.3 per cent,...
Crisis has reported that Freedom of Information data obtained by it shows that 153,701 households in Great Britain were housed in exempt accommodation as of May 2021. This represents a 62 per cent increase from 2016 to 2021. As Crisis explains, ‘exempt accommodation’...
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