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Have your say when MPs debate housing benefit reform...
Landlords can have a say about government reforms on local housing benefit for private tenants by taking up an invitation from the Residential Landlords Association (RLA).
The RLA has sent out a plea to...
Rent problems threaten to put landlords in to debt...
Many landlords are worried that they will face problems paying their buy to let mortgages as more tenants are struggling to pay their rents.
Buy to let lender warns landlords about email scammers...
A leading buy to let mortgage lender has warned landlords to watch out for an email scam.
A bogus email seemingly sent by Platform Home Loans asks property investors for a processing fee and identification...
Buy to let mortgage lenders slash rates...
Buy to let lenders keen to attract new landlords have released several broker-only products with some keen incentives.
Although most industry experts have predicted availability of funds will remain tight...
Property price tumbles cost homeowners £110 a week...
Property price rises and falls added up to the average home losing £110 in value every week last year, according to mortgage lender the Halifax.
The average house price at the end of December was £162,435...
Company tax and accounts move on line from April...
Property developers, investors, and letting agents running limited companies face a shake-up in the way they file financial reports with the taxman from April.
London leads charge in the £1 million home stakes...
Despite uncertain house prices, a staggering 35 new property millionaires woke up every day last year to find their homes had hit the seven-digit landmark.
Two out of three property lawyers expected to close...
Two out of three law firms dealing with conveyancing and property are expected to leave the market during the next 12 months.
Some fear the lack of competition in the market may lead to rising costs that...
HMO planning and selective licensing...
Property investors find the complicated rules that govern licensing and planning for shared housing – legally termed a ‘house in multiple occupation’ or an ‘HMO’ – a nightmare to navigate.
Shopping online can save landlords a fortune...
Property investors refurbishing and furnishing homes to let can cut costs by searching online for bargains.
Savvy property people are already buying big ticket items like kitchens and bathrooms from online...
Scrap IHT to make wealthy pay more tax, urges think-tank...
Inheritance Tax is unfair and unpopular and should be scrapped in favour of a new ‘gift tax’, argues an influential think-tank.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) claims inheritance tax...
Will house prices fall if the next generation prefer to rent?
I recently picked up on an interesting debate on this subject between two investors, to protect their identities I will refer to them as The Bull and The Bear.
The Bear was arguing “Younger peoples desire...
Why some mortgage lenders including Paragon Mortgages Stress...
Lenders and commentators – including the influential Paul Fisher, the Bank of England’s director of markets – are warning that the natural interest rate in a well-functioning economy is around the...
Conflicting statements from Housing Minister! Stability or boom...
Grant Shapps recently revealed the government is looking at ways to take the heat out of the property market by stabilising the boom-or-bust trends that have crippled the sector since the 1970s.
Speaking...
Where would you go to find cash rich investors to JV with you?
I ask this question purely out of interest. I am NOT looking for JV partners. ...
Bank of England Agents Summary 23rd December 2010...
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As many of you wll know, I report to BoE voluntarily and regularly meet their economists and MPC members.
How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the...
In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy. There was an opportunity to release equity and I took it.
More councils take on selective licensing for HMOs...
Two more councils have joined the queue to crackdown on property investors letting shared houses.
Landlords running out of time to beat tax deadline...
Landlords who need to file an online tax return to meet the January 31 deadline are running out of time.
Only 25 working days are left if the landlord needs help or advice from an accountant – and this...
Stubborn mortgage lenders hold property market hostage for profit...
Estate agents have slammed stubborn and self-serving mortgage lenders for holding homeowners and homebuyers hostage for the sake of their own profits.
Peter Bolton King, head of the 10,000-strong National...
More landlords can expect to pay 40% tax...
More landlords can expect to pay higher rate tax from next April thanks to new income tax rates published with little publicity by the Treasury.
In previous years, the Chancellor has announced changes...