The think tank Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has written an article for release describing Labour’s private sector ‘Right to Buy’ policy as dangerous and damaging.
This is superficially...
Skipton International, a UK Buy to Let lender for overseas residents, is reporting strong customer interest despite ongoing uncertainty with Brexit. To the end of August year on year enquiry values through...
Oxford Council with the aid of a £274,942 government grant has been using a plane with thermal imaging to catch illegal beds in sheds run by criminals without planning permission. The extra heat signatures...
Restoring the levels of housing benefit, otherwise known as Local Housing Allowance (LHA), so they truly cover market rents has the potential to prevent more than 6,000 households from being pushed into...
The National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) will unite to form the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) with a membership of more than 80,000 landlords...
Labour plans to force landlords to sell homes to tenants for less than market rates would kill off the private rented sector, says the RLA.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has today proposed a new ‘Right-to-Buy’...
The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Act came into force on 1 September and the NLA say confusion will reign.
The Act was given royal assent in May of this year, giving the Welsh Government just under...
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the Labour Party’s suggestion that private tenants could be given the chance to buy their homes at a discounted rate from their landlords. The NLA...
John McDonnell Labour Shadow Chancellor has given an interview to the Financial Times outlining a ‘tenants right to buy’ policy idea first muted by Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 stating it would be...
David Cox, of ARLA Propertymark, has written in the Daily Mail outlining a five point plan for the PRS that will encourage landlords to stay in the sector and give tenants a better deal.
In the article...
Which political party has been best for tenants and landlords?
Independent letting and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at which political party has had the most impact on the UK rental market...
Two new 10 year fixed rate Buy to Let mortgages from Leeds Building Society are now available to landlords.
The new products launching on Friday 30 August, are:
2.49% 10 year Buy to Let up to 60% LTV...
Salford City Council has launched its own letting agency, Salford Property Link, in an effort to encourage private landlords to help reduce the massive social housing waiting list.
The new agency offers...
The government will review a new national model for shared ownership to make it easier for people to buy more of their own home, including allowing them to buy in 1% increments.
This plan is hoped to...
The latest survey of ARLA agents show a record number of rent increases for tenants in July with 63% of agents reported that landlords raised rents, This is up from an already record high of 55% in June,
Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let switch and further advance product range for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords, with a range of two- and five-year fixes available at 75% and 80% LTV for individuals,
Shelter’s press release responds to The Children’s Commissioner’s Bleak Houses report on homeless children in England:
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “This report is...
Landlord Trecarrell House Limited is being supported by the RLA and has launched a Crowd Justice appeal: “Protecting Landlords Rights: Gas Safety and Section 21” Click Here
The Court of Appeal...
In an article written by The Guild of Property Professionals on the 16th August (click here to view the article) concerning the proposed Section 21 ban, The Guild claim to have had confirmation from government...
Up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas will be delivered through over £600 million of new investment for housing in England, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, announced Saturday 17 August. The funding...
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