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October sees a sharp slowdown in house prices...

The annual UK house price growth slowed to 7.2% in October, from 9.5% in September, Nationwide reports. Its house price index reveals that prices fall 0.9% month-on-month – the first monthly decline...

Just 1 in 12 homes is affordable for tenants on housing benefit...

Just 11% of one-bedroom properties in England are now affordable to renters on Local Housing Allowance – that’s down from 17% in April, research reveals. That’s when Crisis and Zoopla...

MPs claim that exempt housing is a ‘complete mess’...

MPs say that the current system of exempt accommodation, a type of supported housing that is used to house a range of people with support needs, is a ‘complete mess’. Not only is it failing...

Are you selling – or have you sold – your BTL?

The Telegraph’s personal finance reporter, Alexa Phillips, is looking to speak to landlords who are selling (or have recently sold) their buy-to-let properties. This includes either people who are...

Overgrown Magnolia tree results in loss of view!

Hello, I am told that in English law there is no such thing as a legal right to a view, (established in Aldred’s Case 1610). However, if a tree is allowed to grow uncontrolled and too large, resulting...

Rent increase for v longstanding hermit tenant?

Hello, I have a tenant who has been with me for 20 years or so (AST) in a 2 bed flat. He lives like a hermit and over the years the place has got v dirty and messy. I’ve done what I can or need to;...

Michael Gove hints at cash help for tenants to pay rent...

Families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis could receive a cash boost so they can pay their rent, Michael Gove has hinted. The Levelling Up secretary was speaking on the ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’...

Sadiq Khan urges a rent freeze for London tenants...

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called for an immediate rent freeze to deal with tenants struggling in the cost-of-living crisis and growing homelessness in the capital. He says that the numbers sleeping...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) Landlord tax planning strategies...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers, will be presenting an overview of several landlord tax strategies at the pin Reading meeting Thursday 1st November. The Reading...

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Help! I didn’t protect the tenancy deposit...

Hello, We let our property to a couple with a baby in 2019, with 90% of their rent paid by the council through a housing benefit. They immediately fell into arrears, not paying the rent at all, so the...

House prices predicted to fall by 5% in 2023...

The UK’s house prices are set to fall by 5% next year on the back of rising mortgage interest rates, says Zoopla. The platform says the increase in mortgage rates represents the largest interest...

Michael Gove – A name to chill a landlord’s spine...

Looks like Hallowe’en has come early for landlords with the announcement that Michael Gove has returned to the Government fold. And, for me at least, that’s a huge shame. Because while Gove has a strong...

Short term lets are threatening the PRS...

The number of short-term lets (STLs) has grown steadily in many areas of the UK over the past four years – and could threaten the PRS, a survey reveals. The report from Propertymark highlights that...

Tenant demand hits new all-time high...

The proportion of landlords who are reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high – for the second time this year. The findings from Paragon Bank found that a net increase in tenant...

Government confirms that the Renters’ Reform Bill IS back on...

A senior minister has confirmed the Government’s intention to introduce a Renters’ Reform Bill in this Parliament – and it could be law by the time this Parliament ends. Andrew Stephenson,

BTR pipeline grows by 22% to meet demand...

The number of Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes either in planning, under construction or completed in the UK is up by 15%. The figures from the British Property Federation (BPF) cover the period between Q3 2021...

Michael Gove urged to focus on getting rental reform ‘right’...

Landlords are calling on Michael Gove to get the planned Rental Reform Bill right for both landlords and tenants. The call comes after Mr Gove was reinstated as the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

The average BTL portfolio grows – along with annual returns...

Despite the Government’s best efforts to dampen buy-to-let profitability, the average landlord has not only increased the size of their portfolio but has also boosted their rental income, research...

Are letting agents playing fair with their fees?

Hello. Our lettings agents found us tenants who stayed a year and then asked to renew for another year. Their contract was renewed for a further year and our agent charged us 8% of ‘incoming rent...

Rent growth exceeds 2% for the second quarter in a row...

The average UK rent rose by more than 2% for the second quarter in a row during Q3, says The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). The country’s largest protector of deposits said that average rents...

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