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Overcrowded HMO landlord claimed he ran a hostel

Ten people were crammed in to an overcrowded house that did not even have a finished kitchen.

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Landlords 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 […]

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HMRC 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.

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Landlords 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.

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Stealth 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.

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EU 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.

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Budget 2013 and buy to let landlords

Buy to let landlords have found little to gain from Chancellor George Osborne’s tax neutral Budget 2013.

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Buy 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.

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Landlords 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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Has Rightmove got letting fees disclaimer wrong?

Popular property website Rightmove has added disclaimers to all home rental adverts after letting agents were carpeted by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

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