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Post Covid Staycation boom could be taxing...

Soaring demand for holiday lets as the UK plans for a ‘staycation summer’ is driving inquiries for tax advice from customers considering buying a second property, Handelsbanken Wealth Management (HWM)...

DPS index shows overall resilience in rental market...

London rents increased for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 increasing by £8 or 0.61% to £1,325, suggesting the city’s rental market has started to stabilise during the coronavirus...

PM advertises prospective tenants with animals will be ‘considered’...

Dog loving Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has advertised his Oxfordshire cottage for rent at £4,250 a month with the listing confirming prospective tenants with animals will be ‘considered’. It remains...

New builds as a percentage of total market transactions...

StripeHomes, analysed the Land Registry Price Paid data records to see where the new-build sector was adding the most value to the national property market both in terms of the sum of new-build property...

Rent controls make no sense with real terms costs falling in...

Rent controls called for by Sadiq Khan would leave tenants across London worse off. Figures show that private rents have fallen every year in real terms throughout his time at City Hall and are now nearly...

Staycations drive Holiday BTL choice...

The impact of the lockdown and lack of opportunity for international travel may well have incited consumers to consider staycations and, for those who are able to invest, a holiday let could seem appealing.

Latest updated guidance for Electrical Safety Standards in the...

From 1 April 2021 the Regulations for Electrical Safety Standards apply in all cases where a private tenant has a right to occupy a property as their only or main residence and pays rent. This includes...

2% Stamp Duty surcharge for non-UK residents from 1st April...

From 1 April 2021, a 2% Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge will apply to purchasers of residential property in England and Northern Ireland who are not resident in the UK. Click Here The 2% surcharge...

New polymer £50 note from 23rd June...

The new polymer £50 note will be issued for the first time on 23 June 2021, which coincides with Alan Turing’s birthday. The note contains advanced security features, completing our most secure set...

March house prices down 0.2% month-on-month...

The latest Nationwide House Price Index for March with prices down 0.2% month–on–month, after taking account of seasonal factors. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s...

What can tenants do about noisy neighbours?

Many people have spent more time than ever before at home over the last year. Some have been trying to work from home with children, dogs and cats to look after. And what of the neighbours? Perhaps your...

MPs call for urgent rent debts action welcomed...

Responding to a report published today by MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the private rented sector, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive...

FOI to assess noise complaints by city...

Confused.com has conducted Freedom of Information requests to the 100 biggest cities in the UK to find out the number of noise complaints over the last 12 months, to find out who has the loudest neighbours.

BTL rates up but so is choice...

Moneyfacts.co.uk highlights a growth in choice of Buy-to-Let (BTL) product options, but warns that interest rates are on the rise. For the fifth consecutive month, BTL availability has continued to improve;...

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