The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Government to be challenged in court today over BTL tax grab
Landlords fighting to prevent punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income being introduced in April 2017 are ‘hopeful’ that a
Are punishments getting bigger? £300,000 bill for two rogue landlords
Two landlords must pay a combined total of over £300,000 following legal action by a central London council. Westminster council
1.8 million new rental homes needed but landlords have stopped buying
UK households renting doubled from 2.3m in 2001 to 5.4m in 2014 A balance of 58% of estate agents saw
North London landlord ordered to pay back £700,000 in ‘illegal rent’
A Cricklewood landlord has been ordered to pay more than £700,000 after he breached Barnet Council’s planning enforcement rules. Saied
Government ditches help-to-buy homes scheme
The government is scrapping its Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme in December, a flagship policy brought in by former
Record numbers left homeless after eviction by private landlords in England
End of an assured shorthold tenancy cited by nearly a third of newly homeless households, figures show Record numbers of
Landlords warned about ‘risk’ of using limited companies for buy-to-let
Buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose to put their property investments into a limited company
Local authorities are letting down tenants, say landlords
Two landlord associations have criticised local councils for a lack of enforcement and failing to prosecute criminal landlords. The Residential
Why property beats all other investment
Off-market specialist, YPC Group says property beats all other forms of investment. New-build specialist David Lines has come up with
Million private renters ‘suffer under rogue landlords’
More than a million private renters across England have suffered at the hands of law-breaking landlords over the last year,