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A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...
18 September 2023
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The landlord of a cellar ‘flat’ where a fire resulted in the death of a man has been jailed for breaching...
04 May 2023
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A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...
07 March 2023
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The sleaze allegations engulfing the government have moved to those MPs letting out their London homes while claiming money from taxpayers...
15 November 2021
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Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...
20 September 2021
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The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...
21 April 2021
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The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...
24 March 2021
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There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...
22 March 2021
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The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...
08 February 2021
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A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...
14 December 2020
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A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...
06 November 2020
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Landlords are being reminded to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...
31 July 2020
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A managing agent who defrauded buy-to-let landlords out of £16,500 over an 18-month period will face a Proceeds of Crime Act...
30 July 2019
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An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up a county court claim against her landlord has been jailed for...
12 July 2019
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A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...
04 July 2019
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The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...
28 June 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords are being unfairly penalised for the housing crisis, according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs...
08 May 2019
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There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...
28 March 2019
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The chancellor Philip Hammond has once again failed to deliver for private landlords, with yesterday’s rather low-key Spring Statement yet another...
14 March 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...
13 March 2019
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Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...
05 March 2019
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With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
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MPs will finally hold their vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow, with just over two months to go before the...
14 January 2019
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A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...
19 December 2018
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Buy-to-let is a lot tougher than it once was. Landlords’ returns have been squeezed by the introduction of the 3% stamp duty...
05 November 2018
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Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...
30 October 2018
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As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...
29 October 2018
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As the Chancellor prepares to deliver his Budget today, research from Aldermore has revealed the measures prospective first-time buyers want put...
29 October 2018
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The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...
24 October 2018
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From tax hikes to a fresh raid on pensions tax relief, there are various tricks and treats the Chancellor could have...
24 October 2018
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Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...
12 October 2018
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Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...
09 October 2018
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The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...
08 October 2018
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...
01 October 2018
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Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...
27 September 2018
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A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...
07 September 2018
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With savers receiving miserable returns, many shrewd investors are turning to the buy-to-let sector as a means of supplementing their income,...
17 April 2018
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Do private tenants deserve more protection in terms long-term right to stay in a property, or would new rules make the...
21 February 2018
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...
24 November 2017
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Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes tax after the Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday gave local councils the...
23 November 2017
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Buy-to-let landlords avoided a further tax clampdown in the Budget yesterday, while the Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed government plans to review...
23 November 2017
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Autumn Budget. Here are the key points of his speech impacting private landlords and...
23 November 2017
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...
22 November 2017
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A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...
21 November 2017
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Over the past couple of years, private landlords have suffered some disappointing blows compared with other investors, such as the scrapping...
30 October 2017
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A private landlord has been prosecuted by Hastings Borough Council for failing to license his rented property in Surrey. Philip Dempsey of Malden...
23 August 2017
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A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their...
15 August 2017
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Private landlords offering accommodation to students who are planning to go to the University of Newcastle this September are being targeted...
11 August 2017
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We all know that investing in buy-to-let property is a potentially great way to supplement our income, and so it is...
24 July 2017
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The government yesterday announced a U-turn on the extent of the 'Making Tax Digital' requirements, and the move has been warmly...
14 July 2017
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There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let sector due to higher stamp duty costs...
26 April 2017
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Tenants will not benefit from the government’s ban on letting agent fees - because the costs will be passed on in...
10 April 2017
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Changes to letting agent fees could lead to increased rent arrears and higher repossessions as a consequence of a potential reduction...
28 March 2017
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Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...
09 March 2017
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Despite pressure from the property industry, including landlords, letting agents and housebuilders, the chancellor Philip Hammond opted not to reverse the...
09 March 2017
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The government’s decision to push back plans to make landlords submit tax returns digitally has been warmly welcomed by the Residential...
09 March 2017
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...
07 March 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging landlords to lobby their local MP over taxation changes announced by the now former...
24 February 2017
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...
02 February 2017
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The government needs to do more to support buy-to-let landlords, and start by reversing recent tax increases and unnecessary regulation in...
12 January 2017
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Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...
14 December 2016
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Stamp duty should be coughed up by those selling their home rather than purchasers as this would boost property transactions, while...
06 December 2016
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There are growing fears that tenants will end up bearing the cost of the government’s decision to ban letting agents' fees...
29 November 2016
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A significant number of buy-to-let landlords do not use letting agents to find or manage properties, and it has been suggested...
28 November 2016
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Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
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Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...
24 November 2016
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The chancellor Philip Hammond may have announced in the Autumn Statement that letting agents in England will be banned from charging...
24 November 2016
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Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the...
22 November 2016
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It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord at the moment, with a raft of changes introduced by...
21 November 2016
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The Bank of England will be granted new powers by the government to regulate mortgages used by small buy-to-let landlords to...
17 November 2016
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...
10 November 2016
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Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...
31 October 2016
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Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to be...
27 October 2016
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Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...
24 October 2016
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The chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to reverse George Osborne’s outright assault on buy-to-let by scrapping the 3% stamp duty...
03 October 2016
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Buy-to-let landlords could soon find it harder to secure finance to acquire property following the news that buy-to-let mortgage lenders may...
12 August 2016
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The government’s attack on landlords is unlikely to end anytime soon despite widespread criticisms, after it released details of how the...
22 July 2016
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The former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is calling on the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to consider...
18 July 2016
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A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...
07 July 2016
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More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist. Landlord Action says...