Latest News

Landlord escapes deposit protection penalty under legal loophole. A loophole in the wording of a law designed to penalise landlords who fail to protect tenant deposits has been exposed in court.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Developer sues homebuyer for failing to complete. A property developer has won a landmark case giving him the right to claim the full sale price of a flat from a buyer who could not raise the funds to complete his purchase due to the credit crunch

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Who really cares if house prices fall? Are falling prices an opportunity or a threat and what actions should you be taking right now?

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Don’t Wait……..Develop it Now!! Say our partners specialising in property development finance

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Spotlight on our Tax and Accountancy partners. Landlord News articles about Tax and accountancy are the best read. In this issue we provide more information on the levels of assistance our partners can provide

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Property investors owe £200 million in uncollected tax. Property investors who have failed to declare their tax account for £200 million of the missing £42 billion HM Revenue and Customs failed to collect last year because of evasion, and mistakes

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Student boom fuels soaring house price growth. Student numbers are increasing as universities and colleges in towns and cities all over the UK expand. But while student populations are on the up, only one new bed space was created for every eight new students in 2009 – and the numbers are still outpacing accommodation

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Wrong wording confuses new deposit protection rules. The Communities and Local Government Department (CLG) has already issued revised guidance about the regulations before they even come in to force.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Bank of England Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions September 2010

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Landlords miss out on massive savings.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Birmingham Midshires to restrict lending to three buy to let mortgages per landlord. Lloyds squeeze this market further by refusing to lend on more than three buy to lets across all of their brands.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Is your property portfolio ownership structure optimised to enable you to pay the minimum amount of CGT, income tax and IHT?

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Why landlords need to act on self-assessment now.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Commercial property landlords need to do better, say businesses.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Survey shows buy to let rents surge to highest for two years

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Why up to 40% of your life insurance payout could end up in the hands of the tax man

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Property investors pile up millions in wasted tax payments. Property investors are big contributors to the huge £552 million mountain of wasted cash that is piling up because of poor capital gains tax planning

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Cash buyers fuel London home sales boom. According to Acadametrics London home sales exploded by 22% during August on the back of cash buyers not needing mortgages and a strong regional economy

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Landlords should ‘grass up’ illegal cannabis farms. Would you know how to detect whether your property might be being used as a cannabis farm without entering the property?

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Official figures confirm London house price boom. UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than in June 2010, according to the Communities and Local Government Department House Price Index

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010