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Inquiry into whether councils have adequate powers to tackle...

The Communities and Local Government Committee has this week launched an inquiry into whether councils have adequate powers to tackle ‘rogue landlords’. The brief of the inquiry into the Private...

Stamp duty could be ‘carrot and stick’ for energy...

Claire Perry, the Energy Minister, has said Stamp Duty could be used as the ‘carrot and stick’ in order to meet targets on climate change laws and cut fuel bills and increase energy efficiency...

Meet the woman showing gender is not a pre-requisite in the construction...

Education is key to showing the construction industry is no longer regarded as a ‘man’s job’ – according to a female associate director at Birmingham’s Building Services Design (BSD). Jo Jones...

79% of BTL purchases now in Ltd company names post Section 24...

Mortgages for Business Quarter 3 figures show that post Section 24 mortgage interest relief restrictions for individual purchasers that 79% of Buy to Let purchases by value are now in the name of a Limited...

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Growing Trend of people living in Vans in Bristol...

The local press in Bristol have picked up on a Gumtree advert offering a parked van to live in for £220 per month. The advert said the LDV Convoy van (a yellow minibus) comes with all the facilities required...

Base rate speculation causes fixed rates to rise...

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, highlights that as SWAP rates have seen a steep increase due to base rate speculation, the average two-year fixed rate mortgage is...

14:27 PM, 9th October 2017, About 7 years ago | 0

Airbnb paid HMRC £188,000 for last year’s UK tax return...

Although Airbnb collected more than £675 million in rental payments last year their total payment to HMRC for corporation tax was £188,000. The commissions earned by Airbnb are booked through it’s...

Tenancy achieved by deception question...

I am curious about what happens if a tenant knowingly lies to get the tenancy, such as claiming they have a job when they don’t and or agrees to pay a rent they could never realistically expect to...

Theresa May – “I will take charge to solve the housing...

Theresa May’s grueling speech to the Tory party conference pledged to fix the broken housing market and to fulfil the “British Dream” for you people to own a home, but it was light on...

Kate Faulkner and TDS launch report into conflicts in the PRS...

Property expert Kate Faulkner has called for greater education of tenants and landlords of their respective rights and responsibilities in the rented sector to minimise conflicts. The founder of PropertyChecklists.com...

Landlords Ombudsman Coming Soon...

Landlords Ombudsman membership is to become compulsory it seems. In Theresa May’s interview on the Andrew Marr show (1st October 2017) she said that she wanted all private landlords to belong to...

New Pre-action protocol for debt claims from 1st Oct...

The new protocol is designed to encourage debtor and creditor to communicate and resolve a payment plan before the need to go to court. Click Here to download the full Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims...

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Labour commits to introducing rent controls...

In Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at the Labour party conference today in Brighton he committed the party to introducing rent controls if they got into power. In his speech Corbyn said:”We will control...

TDS Foundation awards £94k towards improving PRS...

The Charitable Foundation of TDS deposit protection scheme made £94,054.94 in awards in latest round of funding. It hopes to break £500k in total by the next round of funding The TDS Charitable Foundation...

ARLA confirms landlords ‘rough ride’ is being passed...

The Latest figures from the ARLA Propertymark report shows that in August agents reported 35% of landlords increasing rental costs to tenants. This figure has risen from 27% last year and is the highest...

Tenants saved by existing landlord in fake landlord scam...

A fake landlord used Facebook to copy and paste property details and pictures from a rental listing on Rightmove and scammed prospective tenants from Plymouth out of £1,200. Jenny Foster-Mitchell, who...

NLA Budget recommendations...

Ahead of the Chancellor’s next budget on the 22nd of November the National Landlords Association (NLA) has made representation to HM Treasury focusing on support for investment in the Private Rental...

Landlord hits back at Council after Guardian article...

An article in the Guardian yesterday purporting to expose rogue landlords had the headline “London council finds 35 men living in one three bedroom house” In the property eight men were found...

Belvoir launches emotive new social media campaign...

Following hot on the heels of Belvoir’s tongue-in-cheek #LittleAgents video, which received over two million hits, the UK’s largest High Street property franchise has launched a second, more emotive...

RICS Surveyors concerned about Landlords leaving the PRS...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) conducted a survey of its members which highlighted their concern over landlords leaving the PRS when demand for rental property is already outstripping...

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