Broken Housing Benefit System
7th November 2017
No Comments
We are seeing an increasing number of press reports about housing benefit where the landlord is cast as villain. Today BBC London reported on a
London based Landlord and Property Expert
The Manifestos
21st May 2017
No Comments
In this blog, I take a sideways look at the political parties’ private rented sector manifesto commitments – and then put forward my own manifesto
Airbnb Creep
18th May 2017
No Comments
I’m staying in New York this week, as ever the city offers some insights into trends that might be heading our way. I’ve just had
Upbeat or Downbeat?
18th May 2017
No Comments
I recently spent two days at the Property Investor Show, held twice a year at Excel in East London. Footfall was noticeably lighter that at
Another Election…
23rd April 2017
No Comments
Theresa May’s snap election has knocked housing well and truly off the news agenda for the time being and I am now fascinated by the
Top 10 Challenges Facing London Landlords
10th April 2017
No Comments
1. Regulation of Buy To Let Mortgages The rise in Buy To Let mortgages from 5% in 2009 to 16% of mortgage lending in 2016
We Don’t Need Compulsory Three Year Tenancies
8th February 2017
No Comments
There was a rumour last week that the government were to propose the introduction of three year compulsory tenancy agreements in England in this week’s
Bank Of England Predicts House Price Fall
8th August 2016
No Comments
The Bank of England introduced four measures last week aimed at mitigating the negative economic effects of the referendum result. The headline grabbing cut in
Fight Back
18th June 2016
No Comments
It is nearly a year since the Summer budget when Osborne announced the first raft of punishing tax changes for the UK’s 1.7 million landlords,
Top Ten Challenges Facing London Landlords
15th May 2016
No Comments
I spoke to many landlords at the recent Property Investor Show at Excel in London. Here are what I think are the top ten challenges
Latest Blog
Interest Rate Gloom
8th November 2024
No Comments
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
Contact
©Richard Blanco 2019
