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Section 24 Billboard Campaign arrives in the North

Section 24 Billboard Campaign arrives in the North...

Four new Billboards have be erected in the following locations to promote the campaign against Section 24 and the devastating damage the tax attack on private landlords is having on the availability and...

Bank of England Base rate up to 0.75%

Bank of England Base rate up to 0.75%...

The Hawks have it. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee have voted unanimously to increase the Base Rate by 0.25% to nearly a decade high of 0.75% Given the economic outlook, productivity...

OMG a cure for my front door OCD

OMG a cure for my front door OCD...

I am absolutely terrible at having to go back and check I have locked the front door and often have to reverse the car back up the road to double check! Mark Alexander has found me a Press Release if it...

Section 24 Billboard Campaign Heads North

Section 24 Billboard Campaign Heads North...

Four new Billboards will be erected in the following locations over the next few weeks to promote the campaign against Section 24 and the devastating damage the tax attack on private landlords is having...

Bank of England vote only 6-3 keeping base rate at 0.5%

Bank of England vote only 6-3 keeping base rate at 0.5%...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its monthly meeting voted by a majority of only 6-3 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Hawks voting for an increase to 0.75% were Andy Haldane,

Monthly house price report confusion

Monthly house price report confusion...

Every month I read enough conflicting reports on house prices to make your head spin. Some up, some down, some the lowest since and some the highest since etc etc. The housing market cannot be defined...

Landlord Law conference important update on Gas Certificates

Landlord Law conference important update on Gas Certificates...

Last Friday I attended the excellent and very informative Landlord Law Conference, which I thoroughly recommend to anyone. In particular it helped me keep completely up to date with all the latest legislation...

Mark Carney – May rate rise less likely

Mark Carney – May rate rise less likely...

Following the latest inflation figure decrease to 2.5%, and softer economic data, Mark Carney has indicated that the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are less likely to increase the Bank...

House Price Inflation – Government assessment of pressures

House Price Inflation – Government assessment of pressures...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has released a short analysis illustrating the individual relationships between some important housing market pressures and house prices. The report...

TMW remove age limit for max 65% LTV experienced landlords

TMW remove age limit for max 65% LTV experienced landlords...

From April 18th The Mortgage Works (TMW) will be removing the maximum age limit criteria on its Buy to Let mortgages up to a maximum of 65% Loan to Value for ‘experienced’ landlords for both...

80% Buy to Let LTV now offered by Ipswich BS

80% Buy to Let LTV now offered by Ipswich BS...

Ipswich Building Society now offer 80% Loan To Value on their Buy to Let mortgage range for a minimum loan of £75,000. There is a 2 year Discounted rate available at 2.95% (variable rate currently 5.49%...

BBC Panorama to debate Section 21 no-fault eviction featuring Landlord Action

BBC Panorama to debate Section 21 no-fault eviction featuring...

This week, BBC Panorama (Wednesday 21 February at 20:30) investigates the widely debated Section 21 no-fault eviction procedure and whether tenants deserve more protection, or whether new rules would make...

Cuddly Corbyn wants to give tenants the right to keep pets

Cuddly Corbyn wants to give tenants the right to keep pets...

In an effort to win over animal loving votes the Labour party wants to give tenants a default right to keep pets in their rented home. Landlords can only refuse permission under the 2015 Consumer Rights...

Base Rate stays at 0.5%, but rises may come sooner than forecast

Base Rate stays at 0.5%, but rises may come sooner than forecast...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the Bank of England Base Rate at its current level of 0.5%. However, the sting in the tail is that excess demand is predicted to exacerbate...

PRS accounts for 20% of households – English Housing Survey

PRS accounts for 20% of households – English Housing Survey...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has now released the National Statistics English Housing Survey 2016 to 2017 headline report. Click here to see the full headline report. The...

Leaseholders may now have to pay more for extensions or purchasing the Freehold

Leaseholders may now have to pay more for extensions or purchasing...

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the trustees of the Sloane Stanley Estate, which owns freeholds in Chelsea. The case of Mundy vs the Sloane Stanley Estate was a landmark ruling for valuing leases...

MPs vote through Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19

MPs vote through Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability...

News Update: MPs have today voted unanimously to pass the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19  this morning in the House of Commons and it now moves to...

Haart say new tenant protection Bill does not go far enough!

Haart say new tenant protection Bill does not go far enough!

The high street  letting agent Haart does not believe the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19  goes far enough to protect tenants. The Private Members...

An Apology to Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum

An Apology to Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum...

On 29th December 2017 I published an article about how UK landlords could be criminalised and even face prison sentences as a result of their tenants failing to use the correct recycling dustbins, and...

New Government powers to ban landlords and additional HMO regulations

New Government powers to ban landlords and additional HMO regulations...

From April 2018 any landlord convicted for the criminal offences of blackmail, theft,  handling stolen goods, harassment and stalking will automatically be banned from letting out property and added to...

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