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Council desperation U-turning Government attacks on Landlords!

Golden Welcome cash payment to landlords Central Government is doing all it can to deter private landlords from providing housing to people on benefits and now Local Councils are desperate enough to do...

10:40 AM, 9th November 2017, About 7 years ago | 10

Budget 2015 Campaign Latest Articles

Annual house prices increase 4.5% and continue affordability...

The Halifax Price Index figures for the last quarter August to October show the price of an average house is now a record high of £225,826. House prices in the last quarter were 4.5% higher than in the...

15:41 PM, 8th November 2017, About 7 years ago | 5

‘PPI’ of the house building industry...

A Bill to set up a ‘PPI’ like compensation scheme for new home purchasers suffering from their house being set up as a leasehold has been passed for as second reading to be heard on the 2nd...

Council advises tenant to break back into landlord’s property...

It has been widely reported that in a bid to cope with Britain’s housing shortage, councils often advise tenants facing eviction, and in need of social housing, to stay put in buy-to-let properties when...

13:22 PM, 6th November 2017, About 7 years ago | 21

Pass the Keys and make Airbnb rental hassle-free ...

Pass the Keys – UK’s leading Airbnb management service is based in Greater London and operating in London, Bath, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Oxford and just expanded...

Iain Duncan Smith writes for Landlord Investor Magazine...

The issues surrounding the buy to let market. Some months ago I attended The National Landlord investment Show, on the issues surrounding the buy to let market and I am now returning to discuss the issues...

New Mortgage Sourcing Tool...

Live system, constantly updating …. please allow up to 30 seconds loading time The Property118.com mortgage sourcing tool is available for you to use with our compliments (no charge). Once you have...

14:21 PM, 1st November 2017, About 7 years ago | 0

Buy to Let News Latest Articles

Security Deposits cap increased to six weeks rent...

The Government will extend a proposed cap on security deposits to six weeks’ rent instead of four, it has been announced today 1/11/2017. The details were included in the publication of the draft Tenant’s...

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill is a private members Bill sponsored by Westminster North Labour MP Karen Buck. It presented to Parliament through the ballot...

No tenancy agreement issued as deposit paid in installments?

In June we began to rent out a room in a shared house (HMO) to a young single chap who seemed very personable and clean and tidy in appearance. He was not in a position to pay his months rent and deposit...

Scrap stamp duty to get Britain moving and generate £10bn of...

A new report by the Adam Smith institute (the free market thinktank) sets out why the UK should abolish Stamp Duty Land Tax. Taxing transactions of Britain’s £7.5tn stock of property is keeping people...

Iain Duncan Smith MP returns to UK’s largest landlord debate...

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP is returning as guest speaker on the expert property panel of the National Landlord Investment Show on 7th November, held at Olympia. He has also been confirmed as a columnist...

SAFEagent reminds Government of Client Money Protection promise...

SAFEagent, the Kitemark scheme for letting agents, has written to, Alok Sharma MP, the housing minister, reminding him of government plans to make Client Money Protection (CMP) insurance compulsory for...

ICIBI to inspect Right to Rent...

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has announced the start of an official inspection of the Right to Rent legislation implementation. This controversial legislation places...

LBC – Landlord’s Heartbreaking Take On The Hell Of...

James O’Brian of LBC interviews an emotional Landlord on the heartbreaking hell Of Universal Credit. LBC said: “Dan rents out a series of properties around the country, many of whom are on...

Universal Credit on Pause...

MPs have voted 299 to 0 for Labour’s motion to ‘pause and fix’ Universal Credit before further roll out after the majority of Conservative MPs decided to abstain and some voted with Labour.

Only two out of ten landlords willing to let to UC tenants...

Just two in 10 landlords say they are willing to let to tenants in receipt of housing benefit or universal credit, according to latest research from the National Landlords Association (NLA). The findings...

Iain Duncan Smith MP at National Landlord Investment Show London...

Get your voice heard at the UK’s largest landlord debate, National Landlord Investment Show, London – with speaker panel including Iain Duncan Smith MP. Join 450 landlords and investors for the...

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards – EPC rating E by April...

From April 2018 under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) it will be unlawful in England and Wales to grant a new tennacy on a property with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of less than...

National Landlord Investment Show arrives in Wales...

The UK’s leading property investment event arrives in Wales for the first time on Wednesday 25th October after sparking lobbying in support of landlords and investors. After an unbeatable year so far,

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