These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...
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26 July 2019
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The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...
24 June 2019
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In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to...
30 May 2019
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Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...
02 May 2019
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As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent...
28 March 2019
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Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...
28 February 2019
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It is common knowledge (and common sense) that university towns and cities are full of people who are natural renters. This...
28 December 2018
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Winter is now very definitely here and the weather is only going to get harsher, possibly a lot harsher, before spring...
14 December 2018
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One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...
03 December 2018
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Good tenant selection can go a long way to reducing the likelihood that you will have to go through the eviction...
01 November 2018
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Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...
31 October 2018
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Liverpool has once again been highlighted as an ideal destination for buy-to-let landlords seeking solid rental returns, this time by an...
03 October 2018
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Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...
28 September 2018
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Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...
10 September 2018
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Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...
03 September 2018
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Over recent times, politicians of all persuasions have been increasingly vocal about their sympathy for the plight of renters. So far,...
16 August 2018
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Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking...
30 July 2018
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Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the UK. They came about as a result of air travel becoming...
02 July 2018
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As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities and obligations that you need to stay on top of, in...
11 June 2018
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The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more...
31 May 2018
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Located in a central position of the UK, Nottingham is a fantastic city with a population of more than 350,000 people,...
08 May 2018
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Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with confusion and fear whenever discussing or thinking about tax, as it...
01 May 2018
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As we grow older, we begin to think about life after work, and being to imagine how retirement may be for...
09 April 2018
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When the Bank of England increased the interest rate to 0.5% in late 2017, buy-to-let landlords throughout the UK felt the...
03 April 2018
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In recent years, cites within the north of the UK have become more and more popular within the property investment world,...
29 March 2018
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In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...
14 March 2018
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Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...
01 March 2018
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Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...
20 February 2018
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The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...
02 February 2018
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A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...
21 November 2017
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In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...
10 November 2017
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With the benefit of hindsight we always know, with painful clarity, which investments we should have bought and which we should...