The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Are you a ‘pension pot’ landlord or an ‘accidental’ landlord? Nearly half of buy to let owners use property to fund retirement
Nearly half of buy to let (BTL) homeowners are ‘pension pot landlords’ according to estate agent Your Move. A pension
Buy-to-let yields rise as landlords increase rents
The returns made by buy-to-let landlords rose across the UK as investors increase rates to counter tax relief cuts, new
Future elections expected to be influenced powerfully by private renters
Recent changes in legislation, as part of government policy to encourage first-time buyers and owner-occupier purchases, have led to a
Rightmove is warned it could be referred to Competition and Markets Authority over fees hike
Rightmove is set to face a possible legal challenge into its hiking of fees. Ian Wilson, CEO of The Property
One third of landlords deterred by compulsory three-year tenancies
Almost one third of landlords say they would be less likely to purchase new rental property if compulsory or default
First council commits to abolition of Section 21
Croydon has become the first council in the country to call for the abolition of Section 21 and its leeway
Government facing calls to give private landlords tax break if they sell homes to tenants
Tax cut would give 88,000 tenants a year an average of £7,500 towards buying a home, think-tank says Landlords should
Proposals for CGT cut for ‘generation rent’ landlords
The government is being urged to introduce a new ‘chance to buy’ scheme which would offer capital gains tax (CGT)
1 in 3 landlords say no to compulsory 3 year tenancies
The latest research from Paragon has found that a third of landlords are less likely to buy property if three-year
Shock survey claims 1.5m deposits ‘not in any protection scheme’
A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit