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Stick to a realistic asking price

Stick to a realistic asking price...

The latest market research from Rightmove may suggest that if you want to sell a property quickly you should set a realistic asking price and stick to it. Rightmove reported on over 300,000 properties...

Now commercial tenants will be protected until Christmas

Now commercial tenants will be protected until Christmas...

Businesses will be protected from the threat of eviction until the end of year, providing commercial tenants with greater security, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. The government will...

Rent control proposals could close off London to new residents

Rent control proposals could close off London to new residents...

Proposals by the Mayor of London for rent controls in the capital would be a disaster for tenants. As Sadiq Khan once again seeks the powers to introduce them, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Only 49% of landlords say they have received full rent payments

Only 49% of landlords say they have received full rent payments...

A survey of 1200 landlords carried out by Hamilton Fraser has revealed that since March 2020, when COVID-19 lockdown rules were introduced, 43% of landlords have been contacted by their tenants to say...

It’s been 6 months but…

It’s been 6 months but…...

The current ban on repossessions in the residential rental market in England and Wales is due to end on Sunday 20th This follows a U-turn on the 21st August which saw the Government extend the ban by a...

Guidance for lenders to support borrowers post mortgage holiday period

Guidance for lenders to support borrowers post mortgage holiday...

The FCA has published additional guidance for firms, to ensure that consumers who have benefited from payment deferrals under the current guidance who still face financial difficulties, as well as those...

Law Society comment on government protection of tenants

Law Society comment on government protection of tenants...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced further measures to protect renters. Law Society of England and Wales president Simon Davis said: “Possession hearings restart...

How Landlords can take advantage of the new government Green Homes Grant

How Landlords can take advantage of the new government Green...

The new government Green Homes Grant will give up to £5,000 in vouchers to landlords to make their homes more energy-efficient. This scheme is part of a £3b investment in green technology to promote...

Tenants to be protected by government through Christmas and winter

Tenants to be protected by government through Christmas and winter...

Renters affected by coronavirus will continue to be supported over autumn and winter through comprehensive measures confirmed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The government has changed the law to...

YouGov polling indicates 22% of landlords have lost rental income during pandemic

YouGov polling indicates 22% of landlords have lost rental income...

22% of private landlords with properties in England surveyed have lost rental income as a result of COVID-19 according to new polling. The research, conducted online by YouGov for the National Residential...

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) Landlord tax planning strategies – Oxford PIN

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 landlords tax strategies at the pin Oxford property networking event Tuesday 15th September...

Wolves top the house price Premier League

Wolves top the house price Premier League...

It may seem like it just ended, but the Premier League returns this weekend. While there’s a long road ahead before the champions are crowned, estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed...

Using ‘Material Uncertainty’ declarations in valuations during Pandemic

Using ‘Material Uncertainty’ declarations in valuations...

The Material Valuation Uncertainty Leaders Forum (UK) forum was set up by RICS to consider the unique events relating to the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on valuation, particularly the reporting...

Shelter help disabled tenant win second ‘No DSS’ case

Shelter help disabled tenant win second ‘No DSS’...

Judge Mary Stacey has ruled in favour of Stephen Tyler in County Court that a Birmingham letting agent unlawfully prevented him from viewing a property on the basis that he was in receipt of housing benefit.

Government prospectus inviting bids for the affordable housing programme launched today

Government prospectus inviting bids for the affordable housing...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has today announced that the prospectus inviting bids for the government’s investment in affordable housing and new measures to make it easier to get a foot on the property...

HF Assist and Landlord Action to host Rent Arrears and Eviction webinar

HF Assist and Landlord Action to host Rent Arrears and Eviction...

Following the further extension to the ban on evictions announced on 21st August, HF Assist, together with Landlord Action, will be hosting a special ‘Rent Arrears and Eviction’ webinar on 9th September...

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

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 landlords tax strategies at the pin Glasgow property networking event Tuesday 8th September...

House Prices up 5.2% on August last year

House Prices up 5.2% on August last year...

The Halifax have just released their House Price index report for August with prices 5.2% higher than in the same month last year. However, there remains a great deal of uncertainty for the market in the...

Beta Users Wanted for new Landlord App – Alphaletz!

Beta Users Wanted for new Landlord App – Alphaletz!

Richard Jackson, a long-time landlord and client of Property118 Tax, has developed a new App specifically for residential landlords, and is looking for BETA users to try the app before launch. The App...

Belvoir rental index shows robustness of sector during pandemic

Belvoir rental index shows robustness of sector during pandemic...

The Belvoir Q2 2020 rental index, which contains two months of data within the UK’s lockdown period, reveals that average rents for Belvoir offices in England, Scotland and Wales decreased in Q2 2020...

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