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Tea anyone?

Tea anyone?

Has anyone else received an invitation from Conservative Campaign Headquarters, asking for your support? I received an email and felt compelled to respond (see below). If you are receiving similar emails...

Four times as many landlords looking to sell in the last 6 months

Four times as many landlords looking to sell in the last 6 months...

The proportion of landlords in central London who intend to sell property has quadrupled since last year’s Budget, according to new research from the National Landlords Association (NLA). Just 4% of...

Paul Shamplina is co-hosting a new radio show ‘The Property Hour’

Paul Shamplina is co-hosting a new radio show ‘The Property...

Paul Shamplina is co-hosting a new radio show ‘The Property Hour’ alongside Clive Bull on LBC (97.3 FM). The show will discuss the latest housing issues/trends, and listeners will be invited to phone...

House Price Growth remains robust at 9.7%

House Price Growth remains robust at 9.7%...

Despite a predicted last minute rush for Buy to Let Investors to complete purchases before the 3% Stamp duty surcharge comes into force for second property purchases in April, the annual house price growth...

Complaint to the BBC on reports concerning tax changes for landlords

Complaint to the BBC on reports concerning tax changes for landlords...

There was a piece on the BBC News channel last Sunday, 28 February, concerning the tax changes for landlords: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35681874 It was shown at 07.28 and at 14.16, and presumably...

NAEA confirm 14 year low in housing supply

NAEA confirm 14 year low in housing supply...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have released their UK housing market report for January 2016 showing the supply of available housing is at it’s lowest point in 14 years. The report...

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Interesting new product for First Time Buyers via Bank of Mum and Dad

Interesting new product for First Time Buyers via Bank of Mum...

In his seminal preview of the mortgage lending market in 2016, published this week, The new “normal” prospects for 2016, leading economist Rob Thomas addresses the issue of housing affordability. He...

UK property investors say new regulations will force them out of buy-to-let in 2016

UK property investors say new regulations will force them out...

Research by The House Crowd shows that buy-to-let investors are predicting a stormy ride in 2016, with nearly three quarters (72%) reporting that legal changes to the sector this year will have a negative...

Confidence now worse in BTL than during the financial crisis

Confidence now worse in BTL than during the financial crisis...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy to let (BTL) sector has collapsed to an all-time low and is now ‘worse than levels witnessed during the financial crash’, the CEO of the UK’s largest landlord association...

Clause 24 Legal Challenge – Official Update

Clause 24 Legal Challenge – Official Update...

Chris Cooper and Steve Bolton have provided this official update on the Judicial Review of Clause 24 – “Alice in Wonderland Tax Grab”. Please share. The story so far  The initial phase...

Spareroom founder seeks flatmates to share his £3m home with pay what you can afford

Spareroom founder seeks flatmates to share his £3m home with...

More than a decade after setting up SpareRoom.co.uk, founder Rupert Hunt is using his own site to find housemates to share his East London home. The six-bedroom, five-floor Georgian house in Spitalfields...

Home Office News Release

Home Office News Release...

LANDLORDS IN ENGLAND GET READY FOR RIGHT TO RENT Landlords are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before ‘Right to Rent’ goes live across England. The new law means that from 1 February...

Housing Minister cans requirement for Client Money Protection

Housing Minister cans requirement for Client Money Protection...

The Housing minister, Brandon Lewis, opposed a clause in the new Housing and Planning Bill that would have required all letting agents to carry Client Money Protection insurance. Teresa Pearce, Labour...

Lord Flight calls for Government rethink or risk Buy to Let crisis

Lord Flight calls for Government rethink or risk Buy to Let crisis...

Lord Howard Flight a Tory Peer and former Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury has written in the website “conservativehome – the home of conservatism” criticising the sudden attack...

Landlord Action calls for a Rogue Tenant List

Landlord Action calls for a Rogue Tenant List...

The Housing and Planning Bill is currently making its way through Parliament following a Government consultation on ‘Tackling rogue landlords and improving the private rental sector’. They are proposing...

Spareroom survey says Landlords will raise rents in 2016 to cover cost of the new legislation

Spareroom survey says Landlords will raise rents in 2016 to cover...

With an uncertain year ahead for buy-to-let landlords, almost half (45%) are planning to raise their rents in 2016, and almost one in five (18%) are planning inflation-busting increases of more than 3%,

RICS warn Government policy could increase rents 25% over the next 5 years

RICS warn Government policy could increase rents 25% over the...

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that rents could outstrip house prices with tenants paying as much as 25% more in 5 years time. Chief economist for RICS, Simon Rubinsohn, was...

Landlord licensing scheme in Redbridge rejected by government

Landlord licensing scheme in Redbridge rejected by government...

Commenting on the decision by Greg Clark, Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to reject Redbridge Council’s application for a borough-wide landlord licensing...

Maps of BTL returns in England and Wales for 2010-2015

Maps of BTL returns in England and Wales for 2010-2015...

LendInvest have released their research data for the Buy To Let market in England and Wales. This data tracks the changes in rental yields, capital gains and landlords total return on investment since...

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