Greater confidence and more certainty in the housing market following last month’s Tory election victory looks set to boost the housing market and unleash pent-up buyer demand from property buyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the…
There are tentative signs that landlords are beginning to return to the buy-to-let market, particularly in London where house price falls and steady rental growth are gradually enticing investors back, according to Knight Frank. The…
Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not to mention costly delays, according to Landlord Action. The vast majority of residential possession…
An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court heard that the unlicensed property at 14 Kenneth Road, Luton, LU2, had poor…
The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is less than a month away. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every…
A new landlord organisation, which is the largest ever trade body in the letting sector, has been officially launched. The National Residential Landlords Association, which came into force yesterday, has a membership of more than…
Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price of property in Bristol is £316,410, which is around £283,000 cheaper than in…
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect buy-to-let landlords by preparing now for the government’s plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act, as part of a new Renters’ Reform Bill. PayProp…
A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed for seven years and four months. Chinese national Feng Xu used several fake identities…
With savers receiving poor returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people unsurprisingly continue to turn to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by record-low mortgage borrowing rates, growing demand…
