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Leasehold Houses Scandal

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

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.

Local Authorities could charge for recyclables in general waste

Local Authorities could charge for recyclables in general waste...

Making a mess of recycling? Households could soon be charged a return fee Households who fail to recycle properly could soon be hit with a fee by their local council in a bid to reduce landfill waste.

Citizens Advice are a charity

Citizens Advice are a charity...

As a follow up to the article by Paul Shamplina ‘Section 21 – The Bigger Picture not seen by Citizens Advice’ and the subsequent comments concerning this article raising the point that Citizens...

The PRS in a divided Nation – 44% say sell and 56% stay

The PRS in a divided Nation – 44% say sell and 56% stay...

Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are divided over their future, in light of tax and market changes with 56% buy to let investors wanting to keep or buy more rental properties, and 44% are looking to sell.

90% BTL of purchase price subject to max 80% of undervalue transaction

90% BTL of purchase price subject to max 80% of undervalue transaction...

Magellan Homeloans is offering a 90% of purchase price (subject to max 80% LTV) of undervalue transactions for Buy to Let borrowing. The launch of this new product range will initially be available through...

Council lose a perfectly good tenant his home – Fergus Wilson

Council lose a perfectly good tenant his home – Fergus...

The final outcome was that the 1st Tier Property Tribunal Quashed the Notice. This has now finally come to an end when the 1st Tier Property Chamber gave its final  decision. It may be of interest to...

Stoke-on-Trent Selective Licensing Update

Stoke-on-Trent Selective Licensing Update...

Stoke-on-Trent City Council carried out a consultation exercise earlier this year considering the introduction of Selective Licensing in 14 areas of the city to “tackle problems in areas with high...

Government urged to incentivise Landlords in Autumn Budget

Government urged to incentivise Landlords in Autumn Budget...

Belvoir’s 2018 Q2 rental index reveals that more landlords are selling up, and less are investing in the Private Rental Sector (PRS), due to increased legislation and punitive taxation policies. Belvoir...

NALS rebuke discrimination accusations

NALS rebuke discrimination accusations...

The National Approved Lettings Scheme (NALS) have rebuked the ‘end DSS discrimination’ campaign accusations made by the National Housing Federation and Shelter. NALS chief executive Isobel...

Humber Landlords’ Association taking Hull City Council to the High Court

Humber Landlords’ Association taking Hull City Council to the...

A new policy from Hull City Council will affect landlords’ operations and could spark a homeless crisis through repossessions and significant rent increases in any of Hull’s twenty-six thousand rental...

Discrimination in the rental sector

Discrimination in the rental sector...

David Cox, Chief Executive, ARLA Propertymark comments on the story from Shelter and National Housing Federation about discrimination in the rental sector: “This is a systemic problem with how housing...

What does a landlord look like?

What does a landlord look like?

While the public’s image of a typical landlord might be a money-grabbing property professional, the reality is different. Office admin roles, alongside jobs in IT, teaching and accountancy are the four...

All average deposit rates rise for first time in 7 years!

All average deposit rates rise for first time in 7 years!

Moneyfacts UK Savings Trends Treasury Report data (not yet published) highlights the savings market’s continued recovery, with all average rates increasing for the first time since February 2011. Charlotte...

Shawbrook BTL report shows magnitude of government intervention

Shawbrook BTL report shows magnitude of government intervention...

A new analysis of the BTL market by Shawbrook Bank forecasts a continued dampening of the sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021 and returns to growth in the following two...

Why Tenancy Deposit Protection needs to stay

Why Tenancy Deposit Protection needs to stay...

Steve Harriott, Chief Executive of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme In the last week we have seen Which? publish a report that cast doubts about tenancy deposit protection. If its recommendations were implemented...

Scottish rental reforms put future Edinburgh Festivals at risk

Scottish rental reforms put future Edinburgh Festivals at risk...

The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have outstripped purchases five-fold in the last three months. Findings...

Tampered energy meters risk millions of lives

Tampered energy meters risk millions of lives...

Almost three million UK households could be at risk of potentially fatal fires, electric shocks and even street-wide gas explosions caused by an undetected energy meter tamper. The figures come from new research,

BoJo’s proposed Stamp Duty reforms

BoJo’s proposed Stamp Duty reforms...

In his weekly Monday Column for the Daily Telegraph, Boris Johnson, has told Theresa May slash the absurdly high Stamp Duty (SDLT) tax rates and abandon affordable housing targets. Boris indicated he thought...

Right to Rent legal challenge High Court date December

Right to Rent legal challenge High Court date December...

the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has obtained permission to challenge the government Right To Rent policy in the High Court. The full hearing is set for court on the 18th and 19th...

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