George Osborne’s buy-to-let levy on landlords raises an extra £700million for the taxman in just SIX months
The three per cent stamp duty on second homes was imposed back in [...]
Minimum rooms sizes proposed for HMOs
Minimum rooms sizes have been proposed by the Government to tackle overcrowded homes [...]
Bad news for lettings sector in amended Homelessness Bill
An industry group has analysed changes made to the Homelessness Bill and has [...]
Shelter research reveals four in 10 UK homes are not habitable – but who is to blame?
The failure of landlords to renovate their properties has created a “snowball effect” [...]
Up to 70% of eviction notices could be illegal, says law firm
A large share of buy-to-let landlords trying to evict tenants are being delayed [...]
Council takes property off rogue landlord
Waltham Forest Council has taken the unusual move of taking over a property [...]
Almost a third of tenants think it’s acceptable to take landlord’s possessions
Almost a third of tenants in the private rented sector think it’s ‘fair [...]
Calls for the government to drop stamp duty
Independent estate agent, Haart, is calling on the government to cut stamp duty [...]
Buy to let rebellion gathers pace against council licensing plans
Agents and landlords in one of the country’s most politically-volatile cities are preparing [...]
Disappointment for landlords as court rejects full judicial review of BTL tax
Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned [...]