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Landlords upgrade property to enjoy rental and capital gains

Landlords upgrade property to enjoy rental and capital gains...

Standards in privately rented property are being boosted with four in five landlords upgrading each rental home they purchase, a survey reveals. The findings from Paragon Bank found that 81% of landlords...

Fleet cuts rates on its two- and five-year fixes

Fleet cuts rates on its two- and five-year fixes...

Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced product rates across its entire range of two-year and five-year fixed-rate products. The buy-to-let specialist lender says that all two- and five-year fixes within...

Revealed: The imbalance of the property market

Revealed: The imbalance of the property market...

Rental stock accounts for just 5% of available homes in some areas of England, according to new research. The findings from the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, revealed in areas like the Isle...

Letting agent pens open letter to Michael Gove

Letting agent pens open letter to Michael Gove...

An estate and letting agent in Leeds has written an open letter to Michael Gove urging the Government to address the chronic shortage of rental properties available in the private rented sector (PRS).

Letting agents who ban children are breaking equality rules – ombudsman

Letting agents who ban children are breaking equality rules –...

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a blanket ban on letting a property to a family with children is discriminatory against women and against its code of practice for the rented sector in England. The...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords facing difficulties regaining possession after council advice

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords facing difficulties...

Are you landlord who is trying to retake possession of your properties and facing difficulties from the council? Then, Alexa Phillips, the personal finance reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak...

February sees the lowest property sales in a decade

February sees the lowest property sales in a decade...

Data published by HMRC show that non-seasonally adjusted property sales were up 2% from January, to 76,920 in February – but this is down nearly a fifth from last year (18%). However, the seasonally...

Landlords will undertake major EPC work in 2023

Landlords will undertake major EPC work in 2023...

Nearly half of UK landlords are looking to complete EPC improvement-related works over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. The findings from Finbri reveal that 48% of landlords intend to complete...

Housing market shows signs of ‘green roots’

Housing market shows signs of ‘green roots’...

As Spring approaches, one organisation says that the housing market is showing signs of ‘green roots’. The Guild of Property Professionals says that despite the continuing cost-of-living crisis,

Council to buy 300 homes to deal with landlord repossessions

Council to buy 300 homes to deal with landlord repossessions...

One council has revealed that it’s going to buy 300 homes, worth up to £600,000 each, in a bid to provide emergency accommodation for those being made homeless. Councillors at Lewisham Council have...

Landlords fear the scrapping of s21 – and are selling up

Landlords fear the scrapping of s21 – and are selling up...

The potential scrapping of section 21 worries a third of landlords and is a ‘driving force’ behind growing numbers selling up and leaving the private rented sector (PRS), a survey reveals.

Am I too old to increase my wealth?

Am I too old to increase my wealth?

Hello, Any suggestions/advice would be much appreciated. I have a property portfolio with low loan to value ( 20% ) and I am in my 70s and bored!!! I don’t want to sell up and pay CGT, then IHT.

Housing market shows cautious signs of recovery

Housing market shows cautious signs of recovery...

Optimistic home sellers are not being deterred by rising mortgage rates and a property market slowdown, Rightmove reports. In its latest house price index, the platform says that average asking prices...

Converting commercial property to residential – investors warned to be wary

Converting commercial property to residential – investors...

An industry body has issued caution on converting commercial properties into residential homes. Propertymark has responded to an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry about converting empty commercial...

Did you know that Inheritance Tax is an ‘optional’ tax?

Did you know that Inheritance Tax is an ‘optional’ tax?

To all Property118 and Alphaletz readers! Due to the great feedback we’ve had from our last webinar with over 300 registrations, Alphaletz’ Richard Jackson has decided to hold another educational event...

Do EPCs save the planet or are they just another way of hammering landlords?

Do EPCs save the planet or are they just another way of hammering...

This Property118 investigation looks at how much energy performance certificates (EPCs) could cost the PRS and whether EPCs save tenants money or whether they are simply a green tax. A recent report by...

New ‘How to rent guide’ delayed

New ‘How to rent guide’ delayed...

Publication of a new ‘How to rent guide’ for landlords and agents has been delayed. It was expected that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) would unveil the new...

Tenants are putting ‘their lives on hold’ during rental crisis

Tenants are putting ‘their lives on hold’ during...

With rents at record highs and an ongoing cost of living crisis, renters are starting to feel the effects and are now putting their personal and professional lives on hold, research reveals. The findings...

Tenants are leaving cities for cheaper rents elsewhere

Tenants are leaving cities for cheaper rents elsewhere...

Growing numbers of renters are deciding to up sticks and leave the UK’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more for their money, research reveals. The findings from Rightmove found...

Updated ‘How to Rent Guide’ published tomorrow

Updated ‘How to Rent Guide’ published tomorrow...

An updated How to Rent Guide will be published tomorrow (Friday), and this version is the one that must be issued by landlords and letting agents to new tenants and those renewing contracts. The guide...

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