Unexpected expenses cost the average buy to let landlord £1,500 in unplanned business costs, according to a new study.
Landlord falsely claimed £15,000 benefits
Private landlord Craig McParlan fraudulently claimed nearly £15,000 of benefits while failing to declare he owned and managed rental properties in the UK and Spain.
Property tax records come under scrutiny
Property investors can expect a call from the tax inspector to check out their business record keeping under new campaign kicking off at the end of month.
Councillor to pay £45,000 in HMO fines
A councillor has been fined £45,000 after admitting running an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and 11 fire safety offences at a property he let out with his brother.
Private landlord complaints jump 27%
A housing charity investigation in to private landlords shows complaints to councils about poor housing have jumped 27% in the past three years.
Student housing investment soars 145%
Property investors are still piling cash in student housing – totalling a record £2 billion in corporate investments in the first nine months of the year.
FSA mortgage shake up to hit landlords
Landlords will still be hit by the latest crackdown on mortgage lending even though buy to let is outside the rules.
Just what is the average buy to let rent?
Rents are going up however you calculate what tenants are paying – the argument is by how much as three independent firms work out the amount in different ways.
MPs to look in to buy to let regulation
New housing minister Mark Prisk has decided to override the policy of his predecessor to order MPs to conduct an inquiry in to buy to let housing.
No buy to let regulation, says minister
Ministers are steadfastly refusing to regulate letting agents and landlords because the market is already policed by several voluntary organisations.
