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
The government’s stamp duty surcharge continues to be a fantastic cash cow for the treasury. Official figures show that it raked in £670m in the
According to NLA research, 57% of landlords use letting agents. Of these 37% are regular users, 19% occasional users and 22% use full management. So
Cumulative hearts sank when landlords of East London heard that Redbridge was planning to bring in another selective licensing scheme. Councillors fell foul of new
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
At just over five weeks since the EU referendum, the Westminster village has calmed and one or two senior political figures have even gone on
I thought I was a lukewarm Remain voter, but today I am gutted. The most sobering image of the day so far is Nigel Farage
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,
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
If you’re a first time landlord or an experienced investor, think long and hard before adding new build properties to your portfolio. Here are some
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
