All posts by Richard Reed
Rising interest rates and tax changes – finding certainty in...
Manoj Varsani, founder and CEO at Hammock, the property finance platform for landlords, looks at the implications of the government’s Making Tax Digital initiative.
Everywhere you look and in everything...
Why the Renters’ Reform Bill won’t deliver the positive change...
Richard Dawson, rental sector expert at RentGuarantor, says the Renters’ Reform Bill is flawed and explains why he feels greater regulation is the answer.
At face value, the ‘Renters’ Reform...
Are your properties at risk of being underinsured?
Are you underinsured? With rapidly rising prices for both labour and materials, there’s a big risk that you could come up short in the event of a claim. We talked to Steve Barnes of specialist broker...
Landlords face grim winter as rent defaults loom...
Housing benefits haven’t risen since 2020 – and that spells problems for landlords this winter as tenants struggle to cope with rising rent and bills.
Landlords face a grim winter, with the risk...
Borrowing gets tougher for hard-pressed landlords...
Good buy-to-let mortgage deals are getting harder to find, with interest rates rising and products being pulled from the market.
Landlords looking to buy or remortgage face a much more restricted choice...
Fears over winter rent arrears crisis as energy costs soar...
The soaring cost of energy is causing hardship for many families, and is only set to get worse. Landlords need to keep communicating with tenants – and ensure their rents are protected.
Landlords face...
Renters Reform Bill a ‘hand grenade’ for student let sector...
The controversial Renters Reform Bill could destroy the student-let sector. The ban on fixed-term tenancies will mean landlords can no longer guarantee spaces to new students at the start of the next academic...