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Property investors and developers have been waiting for the Government to announce the NEW Permitted Development Rights for repurposing commercial buildings for residential use. IT'S HERE! The Government have issued a consultation document and are looking to bring in these new permitted development rights early next year. These new rights are far better than anyone could possibly have hoped for in their wildest dreams. In this video, I react to the Government's consultation doc

I owned 2 properties - 1 that I rented out, and lived in my other property as my main residence. I sold my main residence on 29th May 2019, bought 2 more BTL properties and I am living in a static caravan. I'm thinking about buying a new main residence, but I don't think it's quite the right time now. I'm concerned that I'll miss the grace period for stamp duty on main residences, and will end up paying the additional 3% because I have more than one property. I thought there was a

The number of payment deferrals across mortgages and consumer credit reduced in recent weeks as more customers returned to making repayments or sought alternative forms of tailored support from their lender, according to the latest figures published by UK Finance. With continued economic uncertainty ahead, lenders are committed to providing help to those whose finances have been affected as a result of the pandemic, through payment deferrals and tailored support, as

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched an open consultation seeking views on proposed measures to support housing delivery, economic recovery, and public service infrastructure in England. Click here to download the full proposal This technical consultation seeks views on a proposed new permitted development right for the change of use from Commercial, Business and Service use to residential to create new homes, measures to support public servic

I am reaching out for some advice from the wise members of this forum. A property I own is a residential property let to a company. The tenancy agreement is up for renewal imminently, but the tenant won’t sign another one until AFTER the imminent renewal date....

The latest research, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the time it’s taking to sell a property across Britain has increased by 12 days so far in 2020. However, in some parts of Britain, this increase is far higher....

Research by estate agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed the average cost of buying a home across the current Covid tier rankings.  The government revealed which tiers each part of England would be placed in at the back end of last week...

Private landlords are calling on the Government to establish a new landlord and tenant conciliation service as part of its planned changes to the private rented sector. The call, being made by the National Residential Landlords Association, comes as it publishes its proposals for the Renters’ Reform Bill....