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Tax petition continues to grow – will it reach the magic 100,000?
A petition that was launched to reinstate tax relief allowing a landlord’s mortgage interest to be set against rental income has now reached 20,201 signatures – and has seen another well-known backer step forward. The petition was started by...
Winkworth report sales and rentals stabilising as accidental landlords sell up.
Estate agents, Winkworth, announced their trading update for the financial year ending 31 December 2022. "Despite the hiatus in the property market provoked by the mini budget in Q4 2022, the year as a whole saw a buoyant level of activity in both...
Increases in housing costs and their impact on households
The Office for National Statistics recently published data showing that more than 1.4 million households in the UK are facing the prospect of interest rate rises when they renew their fixed rate mortgages in 2023. The majority of fixed rate...
Commercial property values fall
The value of commercial properties in Britain fell by £130 billion last year as landlords were hit by rapidly rising interest rates and the prospect of a recession. Commercial property capital values dropped by 3 per cent last month alone,...
Bristol councillors set to back rent controls and local database of rogue landlords
Councillors will vote next week on a motion setting out a range of interventions in the increasingly unaffordable private rented sector, including a database to name and shame the worst landlords Bristol City Council is set to formally back...
Cost-of-living crisis: Incomes set to fall by £2,100 over two years
The Resolution Foundation has published a report finding that typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are likely to fall by 3 per cent this financial year, and by 4 per cent next year, with the two-year cost-of-living increase...
ONS publishes latest report
The Office for National Statistics has today published analysis exploring how housing costs have and are likely to increase for mortgage holders and renters. Key points More than 1.4 million households in the UK are facing the prospect of interest...
NI Councils given new powers to crack down on landlords who break the rules with their tenants
Councils in Northern Ireland will have new powers to crack down on unscrupulous landlords from April, including handing out fines of up to £500 to those breaking the rules. The Private Tenancies Act (NI) 2022 received royal assent last April and...
Halifax Reports Further Fall in House Prices
Halifax showed that house prices fell in December for the fourth month in a row amid rising interest rates. House prices declined by 1.5% on the month following a 2.4% drop in November. On the year, meanwhile, house prices rose 2% in December...
Home Ownership lowest since 1983
Margaret Thatcher’s efforts to turn Britain into a “property-owning democracy” appear to have been reversed after the census revealed that home ownership had plummeted to its lowest level since 1983. The proportion of homes owned in England fell...
London landlords are being forced to reduce rents
London landlords are being forced to reduce their rents in order to secure a deal, according to a report from Chestertons estate agents, reported in the Telegraph Landlords in the high end of the market are reducing rents between 3 to 10%, and...
Mortgage Approvals Plunge
Mortgage approvals in Britain plunged much more than expected in November according to fresh data, as the fallout from the ill-fated mini-budget of the short-lived Truss administration lingered. According to the Bank of England, around 46,100...
Times Survey forecasts echo Nationwide’s warning of 4% Fall
House prices are on course to suffer their biggest decline since the financial crisis, with economists warning of a market “correction” this year caused by rising borrowing costs and a likely recession. Two thirds of economists surveyed by The...
From being homeless to housing homeless people
Property118 have run an article, with associated commments on Robert Mellors setting up a charity to help house the homeless It can be seen here, and we urge you to read it especially the assiociated comments.
Why house prices will nosedive in 2023 – and how far they will fall
The Telegraph has just published an article predicting house price falls in 2023. They are reporting experts predicting falls bewteen 5 to 30% The article can be seen here(subscription might be necessary)
What 2023 Could Bring For Medway Property Investors
Our friend Hasan at Home Share has published his predictions for 2023, and can be seen here.
Why 2023 could bring the collapse of buy-to-let
The Telegraph published an article just after Christmas questioning whether 2023 might see the collapse of the buy-to-let market. This is mostly due to the reduced tax relief coupled with rising costs, especially mortgage rates. The article can be...
Newham’s Landlord Licensing Scheme approved for an unprecedented third 5-year term
Newham’s Selective Licensing scheme has been approved by the Secretary of State for Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities for an unprecedented third 5-year term, making Newham Council at the forefront of championing renters rights....
Sign the tax petition now
Landlords are being encouraged to sign a petition calling on the government to reverse the section 28 tax change which had ended their right to offset mortgage interest against tax.Before Section 24 was introduced in 2017, landlords were able to...
Private rented sector in need of rebuilding
The Leasing Director in a large Scottish estate has published an article calling for a ‘rebuilding of the PRS’ It is in Daily Business Magazine and says: Volatility and unpredictability are two words which have been used all too often throughout...
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temporary licensing requirements for asylum seeker accommodation scrapped
The Government has decided to scrap plans to temporarily remove licensing requirements for asylum seeker accommodation...
Court system is failing landlords wanting to evict tenants
Property118 has highlighted the problems that the UK's court system inefficiencies and backlogs are creating...
Rise in fraudulent applications being seen
The surge in fraudulent tenancy applications reported by Homelet underscores the growing challenges in the rental...
Fall in new home registrations is creating crisis for the sector
Writing in Estate Agent Today, Jonathan Rolande has an opinion piece in which he says that the recent sharp decline in...
Many landlords have mortgage arrears with the danger of re-possession
The latest data from UK Finance reveals concerning trends in the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market, with an 18 percent...
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