- Written by: Emma Lunn
The introduction of more products targeted at limited company borrowers saw the average product numbers for buy-to-let mortgages increase significantly in Q1 2016, rising to 1,105 from 963 in Q4 2015. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Almost all landlords are considering increasing rents to pay for the higher taxes they now face, according to a survey by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp duty surcharge on granny annexes. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landlord has been fined £11,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Plymouth Magistrates Court following an investigation into a dangerous gas boiler installed in his property. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Tenants in London are paying an average of 7.7% more for new tenancies compared to this time last year. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Mortgage lenders are slashing rates on mortgage deals designed for landlords, according to Moneyfacts. The data analysis site points out that with the buy-to-let sector being under extra pressure thanks to stamp duty changes and recently-announced affordability tests, a ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Action is needed to tackle the scandal of ‘buy-to-leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on a landlord including a provision insisting he instructs a managing agent to handle his portfolio of properties to let. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A self-styled property investor known as “HMO Daddy” has been the subject of an enforcement notice by the local council after flouting planning rules. Jim Haliburton owns about 150 properties in the Midlands which he runs as HMOs. His ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has set out what it believes should be priorities for the successful London Mayoral candidate in terms of supporting the private rented sector. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas safety checks at a privately tenanted property. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The rush to beat the 1 April second homes stamp duty deadline saw a big rise in new rental properties being listed in the week of the tax hike, according to a property crowdfunding website. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A Birmingham landlord has been sent to prison for 19 months and ordered to pay £13,820 costs over a catalogue of safety breaches at a four-storey property he owned in Edgbaston. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Research by landlord insurance provider Direct Line for Business has revealed that one in 10 private landlords has no formal tenancy agreement in place with their tenants. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Paragon Mortgages has updated its lending criteria for limited company landlords in the wake of recent Government announcements on tax relief changes. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A “dangerous and dilapidated” three-bedroom house rented to a family with two young children has been closed down by Newham Council. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A Staffordshire letting agent who stole £123,000 from landlords and tenants has been given a suspended prison sentence which has been criticised by his victims. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Almost a quarter of a million homeowners have advertised for lodgers since the Rent a Room scheme threshold was raised in the Summer Budget (July 2015). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Tenants now have the right to request consent from their landlords to make energy-saving improvements for the properties they rent. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that increasing numbers are considering moving their property investments into limited company vehicles. ...
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