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Property prices hold firm, with a record high average
In April, house prices were up 10.8% in a year, to a record high average of £286,079. They’re up £47,568 in two years. It took…
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Bank Of England Raise Rates to 1%
Today the Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.25% to 1%, the highest in 13 years. And what next as inflation set for…
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House Price Growth Slows in April
Buy to let landlords should note that monthly house price growth slowed slightly to 12.1% in April – but it’s still the 11th consecutive month…
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Mortgage Boost for New Build Landlords
Good news for landlords who own or are looking to purchase a new build property, as earlier this week The Mortgage Works (TMW) increased its…
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Benefits information for hard pressed tenants
Landlords who believe in providing tenants with as much potentially helpful information as possible have been given a helping hand by Revenue and Customs. It…
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NRLA highlights plight of NE renters
North East landlords are calling on the Government to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance and restore the link between benefits and costs. The move follows…
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MPs call for more joined-up regulation of PRS
Private rented housing is failing far too often to provide safe and secure homes for tenants, the Commons Public Accounts Committee has concluded in its…
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Businesses ‘can’t keep doors open at expense of landlord solvency’
New guidance has been published aimed at assisting commercial landlords and their business tenants settle unpaid rent arising from the Coronavirus emergency. Part of the…
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Call for limit of rent increases
Without an overhaul of rent tribunals, renters will continue to face unaffordable rent increases and economic evictions after the abolition of Section 21 evictions. This…
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Sheffield landlords wins damages and apology
Sheffield landlord Zobia Rafique has been compensated to the tune of £100,000 by a tenant action group after it apologised for an unlawful campaign against…
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‘Affordability metrics’ should lead to house price rise slowdown
House price trends seem to have a life of their own, divorced from economic concerns. Such is picture painted by results of the latest Halifax…
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Landlords need to prepare for older generation of tenants
Homes headed by somebody aged of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households by 2035, analysis conducted on behalf of…
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NRLA welcomes VAT reduction
A Government commitment to scrap VAT on energy-saving materials has been welcomed by the National Residential Landlords Association. Announcement of the change, which will take…
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Changing balance of property buyers and sellers
The average number of estate agency listings is up 3.5% in the past month and up 5% on the 5 year average. Average house prices…
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Wales warned against variable land transaction tax rates
There are better ways to deliver affordable housing than taxing purchase of second homes and holiday rentals, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in…
