LSL Property Services has reported an average 3% rise in rents over 2014 across England and Wales. This translates to an average rent figure of £767 per month. As usual there are regional variations...
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has experienced record receipts of capital gains tax after a crackdown on landlords. Figures published by accountants UHY Hacker Young show that probes by tax inspectors into underpayments of...
As thoughts turn towards May’s general election in the UK, the Residential Landlords’ Association has detailed its own manifesto. Recommendations for any future government include enforcement of powers to tackle criminal operators who bring...
Many landlords and tenants are failing to submit evidence in the required time scales when caught up in security deposit disputes. According to the Deposit Protection Service almost 18% of landlords and 23% of...
The Mistoria Group research revealed that there was more than a 20% increase in silver landlords buying student property last year. In April, when the new pension rules are introduced it is estimated...
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has joined many voices opposing the concept of rent controls, which many people feel may be the end result of proposals being put forward by the SNP-led government in...
Trade body Letscotland in response to the Scottish government’s consultation on a new tenancy regime for the country, has voiced its opinion that it is strongly opposed to government plans to introduce rent controls and...
A recent report from the National Housing Federation has revealed that there is a new generation of private renters that are stuck in a cycle of short-term lets, leaving them unable to plan for the...
The Association of Independent Inventory Associations (AIIC) has claimed that calculating the right compensation charges at the end of tenancies is the holy grail of lettings and getting it wrong can lead to unnecessary...
Civitas, an independent right-of-centre think tank has said that inflation-busting rent rises should be banned and indefinite tenancies should become the norm in the private rented sector (PRS). Dismissing concerns that rent regulation would...
