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New Homes Ombudsman...

Commenting on James Brokenshire’s announcement of a New Homes Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman says: “We welcome the news that Government will launch a New Homes Ombudsman. We have...

Are the lowest mortgage rates relegated to history?

This time last year, Moneyfacts.co.uk recorded the lowest ever average rates for two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgages. However, with two base rate rises under the Bank of England’s belt since...

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NLA shopping list for the Budget...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has called an early, 29th of October, budget this year to cater for final Brexit negotiations. The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted a shopping list of recommendations...

Rental cost and increases at record levels...

In August, the number of tenants experiencing rent hikes increased to 40%, from 31% in July. This is the highest figure recorded since records began in January 2015 and the highest level every in August.

Changes to Section 21 notices from October...

On 1st October 2018, changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords. This will require all Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs), regardless of their start date, to comply...

Massive increase in Londoners moving overseas...

New research shows a staggering 64% increase in the amount of Londoners moving overseas, according to leading home moving company AnyVan.com. How many of these include Landlords heading for countries with...

Only a week left before Mandatory HMO licensing is in force...

With an extension of the rules bringing a wider range of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) into the mandatory licensing regime coming into effect on 1 October, landlords have just one week to apply for...

Labour plans government funded Renters’ Union...

Shadow Housing Minister, John Healey, is expected to announce a raft of new, and some existing, tenant legislation the Labour party are proposing at their party conference should they find themselves in...

Property business doing things differently – £1m Dividend...

Andrews Property Group has announced its largest dividend payment to shareholders since 2004. Between them, Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) and Speaking Volumes will share a payment of £1 million. Andrews...

Are North vs South Property Price Trends Reversing?

In response to the latest UK House Prices index announced by the ONS Sam Mitchell, CEO of online estate agents Housesimple.com, has commented: “These latest figures confirm what we already know,

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House prices back to 2004 levels if Mark Carney’s prediction...

Average UK house prices could fall back to levels not seen since 2004 if Theresa May is not able to secure a Brexit deal, according to research by online estate agents Housesimple.com. Bank of England...

Landlords around Salisbury invited to be a VIP guest of Mark...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the Salisbury PIN meeting on Wednesday 19th September 2018.

MLAR stats show BTL lending decline in Q2...

The Bank of England’s Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics (MLAR) – 2018 Q2 show the share of Buy to Let lending has declined since 2018 Q1, accounting for 13.1% of new lending. This...

New mandatory HMO licensing rules fast approaching – 1st...

The October 1st deadline for new mandatory licensing rules of HMOs is only weeks away. There has been almost no government assistance in the form of information campaigns considering the latest .Gov website...

RLA – It’s time to root out criminal landlords...

The RLA wants councils to commit to rooting out the criminal landlords giving the sector a bad name, following the publication of the University of York’s report on private rented housing today. The...

RLA and NLA now back academic PRS review...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and now the National Landlords Association (NLA) are backing a review of the private rented sector by the University of York. The review is written by Dr. Julie...

What do ‘Generation Rent’ want?

GoCompare have researched what the renting population of the UK are looking for in a rental property and what landlords actually offer in their advertisements. The interactive tool compares survey results...

Having the Rugg pulled out from under – ‘MOT Check’!

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has warned of risks within the flagship recommendation of the academic review into the private rented sector. The Evolving Private Rented Sector,

Leasehold Houses Scandal...

Thousands of homeowners are stuck in properties they cannot afford to continue living in and cannot sell, because they bought them as leasehold. In most cases, buyers were unaware of what being a leaseholder...

For the long term – 10 Year fixed rates...

So, you have an aversion to short term volatility in the mortgage market and/or you are fed up with shelling out every 2 or 3 years with arrangement fees and other costs to try to stay ahead of the market.

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