The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has reacted furiously to growing speculation that the government will press ahead with its plans to give tenants a minimum three-year contract this week - but allow them to walk [...]
Astute property investors generally look to compound wealth over time, recognising that over-ambition can often lead to excessive risk, not to mention lower returns. But there are a number of people that are in a [...]
Short-let landlords, including those that list properties on Airbnb, will be able to apply for national accreditation from next month, as part of industry attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords. The new accreditation, backed by [...]
Landlords and tenants across Scotland will be consulted over plans to impose rent restrictions north of the border. Scottish Labour wants to introduce new legislation linking rents to average wages, with tenants given the power [...]
The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants - with a pledge to replace each property sold with a new affordable home - [...]
Student property is one of the best investments available at the moment, thanks to high demand for student housing ahead of the new academic year. Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to rent to students because [...]
The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent tax and regulatory changes, new research shows. The introduction of the 3% stamp duty [...]
Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to Commercial Trust Limited. The specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker points to a recent court case [...]
Landlords generally believe that many recent regulation changes have gone too far and want to see the government rethink the swathes of changes it has made to and still has planned for the private rented [...]
A number of buy-to-let investors continue to acquire properties under the hammer despite recent tax hikes and significant political uncertainty, but the majority are quite sensibly targeting ‘long-term’ investments, according to the head of the residential [...]
