The Latest Private Rented Sector News
What do you really know about your new tenant?
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What do you really know about your new tenant?
Can you really trust a standard tenant reference? Or is it not worth the paper it’s written on? Can you
Who are you handing your keys to?
Will your next tenant pay the rent, look after your property, be a good neighbour? How can you be sure?
Who is moving into your property?
Have you ever wanted accurate information about your potential new tenant? Have you ever wanted to warn landlords and agents
MPs give thumbs up to banning rogue agents and landlords
MPs have given their backing to a government proposal to ban rogue letting agents and landlords who repeatedly break private
Home Office tells agents and landlords to start Right To Rent checks now
The Home Office has issued a statement overnight saying letting agents and landlords can begin the controversial Right To Rent
HMRC Defends Tax Filing Reforms
UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has denied that its “Making Tax Digital” project will require businesses to
PTA petition knocked back by government
The government has rebuffed a petition demanding they scrap plans to force self-employed and small business to do quarterly reporting
RLA: Government has “declared war” on landlords
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an
The buy-to-let market has been hit by 14 tax changes in four years
Thought buying a home was complicated? Spare a thought for landlords, who, it turns out, have been hit by 14