- Written by: Emma Lunn
Research by Aldermore shows that over half the UK’s buy-to-let landlords (52%) expect today’s changes to stamp duty and buy-to-let mortgage tax relief to have no real impact on them. The research, carried out amongst 1,000 landlords by YouGov ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Two new custodial deposit schemes have launched, meaning landlords who prefer a custodial deposit scheme now have a choice of three providers. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Peer-to-peer lender LendInvest has examined the financial impact on landlords – and their tenants – of the additional 3% Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) which will be payable investors from 1 April 2016. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Proposals by the Bank of England to curb buy-to-let lending are “premature” according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Bank of England has revealed its tougher borrowing standards to prevent buy-to-let lending overheating the wider housing market. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Estate agents have reported an increase in the number of buy-to-let investors trying to push sales through before April stamp duty deadline. The National Association of Estate Agents’ (NAEA) February Housing Market found that in February more than eight ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
New research shows that houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are set to be the most popular type of investment for property investors this year. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Two north London landlords who breached planning regulations by converting a house into seven studio flats have been ordered to pay a total of £116,000 following legal action from Islington Council. The council had previously asked Efstratios Filis-Gelagotis and ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Credit scoring company Experian is launching a scheme that allows private sector tenants the opportunity to use their rent-paying records to strengthen their credit histories. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Newham Council has prosecuted what it called a “group of criminals” running a dodgy letting business with an estimated income of £1.25 million. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The new stamp duty reforms for buy-to-let properties, coming into effect on 1sApril will increase rent costs for tenants and trigger a decline in the supply of available properties, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks set to slow growth in the sector. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Around three quarters of young Britons believe they are unlikely to ever own their own property and will instead rent for the rest of their lives, according to a new poll. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has written to all local councils in England in order to clarify homelessness guidance following pressure from the National Landlords Association (NLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted by Waltham Forest council for failing to obtain one of its controversial Private Rented Property Licences. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords, causing crisis in the housing market. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Tenants face the first rises in market rents since the autumn, as the private rented sector braces for anti-landlord policies, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains. Average rents are now rising on a ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Kent Reliance and InterBay Commercial have opened the door for landlords wanting to incorporate buy-to-let loans into a company structure Both companies are both part of OneSavings Bank and have announced a new policy for landlords who wish to ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The RLA has submitted an official response to a Government consultation into future flood prevention. ...
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