Many in the landlord community viewed Ed Milliband’s proposals for the private rented sector with derision and after a short post election honeymoon period we
Do you remember the news headlines about interest rates just over a month ago? On 17 July 2015, The Governor of the Bank of England
The chancellor pulled a number of rabbits out of the hat in his Summer 2015 budget statement. Although many column inches had been dedicated to
In its latest Financial Stability report the Bank of England commented that buy to let could pose a risk to financial instability, especially if interest
I was in New York for the general election and had the luxury of watching the results at the leisurely time of 5pm onwards. I
In 2014, I had numerous discussions with fellow landlords and journalists about the perils of rising interest rates. It was also during 2014 that predictions
Average UK house prices rose by 7.2% in 2014 according to Nationwide. Throughout the year, it has been a North South divide story, prices have risen
Ed Balls announcement of a mansion tax at the Labour party conference in September was widely expected. Little is known about the detail, only that
Amid the gloom of proposals for landlord registration and licensing, longer tenancies, rent control and most recently legislation to stop retaliatory eviction – with all
I spoke to The Times Bricks & Mortar journalist, Robin Ash, last week about the prospect of interest rate rises and how these might affect
The Bank of England lowered interest rates from 5% to 4.75% on 7 November. This was widely expected. Like many landlord colleagues, I am very
