Private landlords predict rents will keep rising in 2013 – and one in 10 is expecting an increase of at least 5%.
Buy to let doubles in 10 years
The number of people privately renting a home has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the latest government census data.
Holiday homers lose £1m rent case
Holiday homes owners face paying more than a £1 million a year in rents and charges to their landlord after signing up for a fixed rate annual increase on 99-year leases.
61% of landlords want fast-track to council teams
Do you have difficulty in contacting your local authority? Maybe you struggle to reach their housing benefit team? Perhaps you’re trying to resolve tenancy sustainment issues but are bogged down by delays? It seems you’re not alone. In a recent survey of accredited London landlords difficulties in communicating with local […]
Property tax cheats banned as directors
Property developers who tried to dodge paying £500,000 in corporation tax by placing their firm in liquidation without settling the debt have been banned from acting as directors for four years by The Insolvency Service. Walid Wasfi Wasif Musmar, 38, and Antoni Fields , 53, of Barnet, London, ran Oberon […]
Mansion tax door closed for good
The mansion tax and any similar valuation-based property taxed has been consigned to the Whitehall dustbin for good, said Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement.
Rent claims give buy to let bad name
Outrageous claims about buy to let rents are giving a false picture of the market to landlords and tenants, according to trade body the British Property Federation (BPF).
Paragon wants to be a bank
Buy to let lender Paragon Mortgages is in talks with private bank Hampshire Trust in a bid to make a grab for the firm’s retail banking licence.
BMV property scam alert for landlords
Private landlords are urged to steer clear of fraudsters touting below-market-value property deals.
Flood hit home prices stay afloat
If you are a buy to let property investor and want to put your hard-earned cash in to a property that gives a good return and a chance of capital appreciation, would you buy somewhere that is prone to flooding?
