Diana, Author at Property118

The rent control fallacy: when good intentions reduce housing supply

6th March 2026, 1 month ago

Basic economic theories explain what would happen if rents are held down - supply would diminish, then after that, rents would rise because of the lower supply. More people chasing fewer properties encourages higher offers to be made for said...

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Mayor of London calls for emergency private renting summit

15th November 2022, 3 years ago

Without landlords, there would be no rental properties. Has Khan thought of that?

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Letting to a company who won’t vacate?

1st April 2022, 4 years ago

We have now contacted a solicitor. The company, although all Portuguese people, is actually a UK limited company. Thanks for your comments.

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Lettings agent signed AST on our behalf but removed the break clause and we need to sell?

8th March 2016, 10 years ago

You could try to sell with the tenant still in, and maybe offer an inducement to help with the sale and to move out on completion (or just before). Advice in the Telegraph in 2013 was as follows: "Ideally, the...

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Campbell Robb – Why are you supporting the Tenant Tax?

7th March 2016, 10 years ago

It is ludicrous to suppose that private landlords are depriving first-time buyers of property. We own 2 flats - one is rented by a Portuguese family who will only be in the UK for a couple of years, and the...

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Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell anti Buy to Let but said very little

6th October 2015, 11 years ago

If the chancellor can justify taxing private individual landlords on the 'clause 24' basis, why should limited companies not be treated in the same way? Why does the nature of the owner of the property change the taxable liability on...

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Forced to become a tax exile?

Reply to comment left by Ros . at 10/08/2015 - 18:23

Reply to the comment left by "Ros ." at "10/08/2015 - 18:23": We used to own 4 holiday properties in Portugal, and only spent a week or two a few times a year out there, but we had Residents tax...

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