In recent years, there has been a significant expansion in permitted development (PD) rights. The report presents an analysis of the exercise of PD rights in England since 2010 and an initial estimate of the [...]
Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland continue to achieve higher returns on their property investments than their counterparts south of the border, the latest Scotland Buy to Let Index from Your Move shows. The average Scottish rental [...]
It currently looks like a potentially good time for buy-to-let landlords to expand their property portfolios, amid an overall cooling in the housing market. Fresh data from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) shows that [...]
Almost half of portfolio landlords who had submitted a mortgage application since the introduction of the new rules reported a reduction in the number of lenders available to choose from, according to fresh research. Paragon’s [...]
With many landlords finding harder to secure a mortgage since the Prudential Regulation Authority’s changes were introduced last year, some buy-to-let investors are turning to alternative finance providers to secure funds. Bridging finance, for instance, known [...]
This research paper studies project management discipline development in the past decades and shows that project management research has become well-established with accepted theories, methodologies and standards. This paper presents a literature review on project [...]
Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher tax costs onto tenants by increasing rents. According to ARLA Propertymark’s Private Rented Sector Report [...]
There has been a sharp rise in demand for buy-to-let mortgages after a number of two-year fixed deals came to end. A number of landlords obtained mortgages in March 2016, looking to avoid the 3% [...]
The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit staff, according to a new survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and [...]
A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private landlords are being encouraged to accept the changes and focus on long-term gains. Despite [...]