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Scotland proposes changes to ADS
Homeowners moving house in Scotland are set to be given longer to sell their existing home before becoming ineligible to reclaim any Additional Dwelling Supplement…
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The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
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Sales and house prices continue to fall in January
Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions remain on a downward trend as tenant demand sees an increase at the same time as landlord instructions…
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Calls for Government to review landlord taxes
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the UK Government to review the taxation of private rented housing due to a growing supply crisis….
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Welsh grant scheme to help bring empty homes back into use
A grant of up to £25,000 is to be made available to Welsh home-owners to bring their empty properties back into use. The money, to…
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PRS fulfilling essential economic role
For many, a private rented home acts as an entry point to the housing market. Rental properties are helping young people gain their independence without…
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House prices falling, Bank Rate rising
There was ‘a further slowing in annual house price growth’ last month, Nationwide has reported. January house prices were 0.6 per cent down on December,…
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More new house completions in Scotland, but starts are down
Almost 2,000 more new homes were built in Scotland in twelve months ended June 2022 than in the previous year, the latest quarterly statistics from…
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Southwark landlord fined for illegal conversion
A Southwark landlord who illegally converted a basement in his home to three lets has been ordered to pay back gains of just over £42,600…
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University intake will be hit by proposed change to renting laws
Government reforms of the private rented sector threaten to make it harder for students to enter higher education. This is the view of the National…
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London Remains Top City for Buy-to-Let Landlords
According to policy data and insight from leading landlord insurance provider Simply Business, London has continued to be the most attractive city for buy-to-let landlords…
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Scotland pushes its shared equity house purchase scheme
Scotland is encouraging first-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes take advantage of its Open Market Shared Equity Scheme. The scheme allows people…
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More social landlords raise minister’s ire
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has continued his drive against rented housing failures by ‘naming and shaming’ another three social housing landlords – adding Orbit Housing,…
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Letting agent banned over ‘bounce back’ loan abuse
A London letting agent has been banned from running a company for 11 years after an investigation by the Insolvency Service found that he had…
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Landlords given more time to get ready for tax shake-up
Landlords had been given an extra two years to prepare for a requirement that they maintain their accounting records using a computer system able to…
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Wales launches holiday let licensing consultation
A Welsh Government plan to introduce short-term holiday let licensing is part of ‘radical and immediate action to address housing market failures’, according to one…
