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Landlords Urged To Check Their Tax Status
Changes to taxation mean that from the 1st April 2016, landlords will be taxed based on rental income as opposed to pre-tax profit. The…
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Introducing Sky Q A Whole New Way Of Watching TV
Sky today unveils Sky Q, the next-generation home entertainment system, opening up a whole new way of watching TV. Sky Q makes it easier than…
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The Chancellors’ Autumn Statement
The Chancellors’ Autumn Statement on 25th November outlined the Government’s spending plans for the next 4 years. George Osborne has stated that ‘solving the…
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Tenants Believe Landlord Responsible For Damages
80% of tenants believe that the landlord is responsible for damages they leave at the end of a tenancy. This will be no surprise…
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UK Residential Market On Track For 2015
City level house price inflation in the UK looks set to reach 10% by the end of 2015, according to a new price index published…
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Go North For Buy To Let Returns
For many years London has been well known as a property safe haven, however prices in the capital have witnessed a steep increase which has…
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Landlords to act as Immigration Officers
Landlords will be expected to take on the role of Immigration Officers if prospective tenants prove to have no right to remain in the country….
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The Post-Election Budget
George Osborne’s recent budget seems to be a budget of bad news, for many sectors of society, though may offer some small hope to the…
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Buy to let – Size matters
When it comes to property, size matters. A survey from the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) shows that size is the most common problem…
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Buy to let – Past and future
Buy to let really came into being when the 1988 Housing Act first introduced Assured Shorthold Tenancies with limted security of tenure, giving landlords improved…
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Landlord responsibilities beyond the boundary
All landlords are aware that if their tenanted properties fall into disrepair, they are liable for any injuries their tenants sustain due to the disrepair…
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Right to buy extension to boost rental sector
Right to Buy, introduced by Mrs. Thatcher’s Government in 1979, formalised what up until then, had been an option offered by local authorities. Councils could…
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Universal Credit – the story so far
Universal Credit pilot schemes in the North-West have now been in operation for some time with a view to implementing the scheme nationwide by 2017….
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A necessary repair
Repair issues are not always straight forward; nor is allocation of responsibility between landlord and tenant. Sharon Betton, landlord advisor with the Bolton Bond Board…
