Ten people were crammed in to an overcrowded house that did not even have a finished kitchen.
Read full articleLandlords and students criticised for poor state of homes
Both private landlords and their student tenants have come under fire from residents in Worcester. Worcester City Council have been urged by non-student residents to hurry up the introduction of tougher planning guidelines for student accommodation in the city after labelling the area a ‘ghetto’. City planning chiefs have backed […]
Read full articleHMRC wins buy to let CGT relief case
The tax man is taking a tough line on property investors claiming capital gains tax relief on second homes and buy to lets.
Read full articleLandlords protest at HMO licensing plans
Landlord pressure group Say No to Article 4 is campaigning against plans to tighten up controls on shared housing in Worcester.
Read full articleStealth Budget scraps another property tax relief
Landlords have lost a back-door stamp duty relief worth around £1,500 on buy to let property in disadvantaged areas in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2013.
Read full articleEU agrees to keep buy to let loans out of new directive
Buy to let mortgage restrictions proposed under the European mortgage directive look like being struck off the agenda.
Read full articleBudget 2013 and buy to let landlords
Buy to let landlords have found little to gain from Chancellor George Osborne’s tax neutral Budget 2013.
Read full articleBuy to let licensing plan faces legal challenge
Landlords in Northampton are threatening to take legal action against a council licensing scheme for buy-to-lets and shared houses.
Read full articleLandlords see yo-yo rents edge up again
Rents are starting to recover in many parts of the UK, but not enough to stop another monthly average drop across the country.
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