The Scottish government have published proposals to ensure all private rented homes meet the minimum standards of energy efficiency and have an EPC rating of E from 2019, increasing to D by 2022. Landlords will...
The new Money Laundering Regulations regime, due to start this summer, will require all agents to undergo criminal record checks to remain in business. The Regulations will come into effect from 26th June this...
UK house prices slowed to a four-year low in March however recent indicators have suggested that prices will continue to rise due to record low mortgage rates and a lack of housing supply. According...
The Government has finally unveiled its consultation on the proposal to stop letting agents charging fees to tenants in England. The report illustrates the Government’s intentions to prevent agents charging tenants any fees, premiums...
As the mortgage tax relief restrictions begin to be rolled out today, the latest analysis from AXA suggests over 40% of landlords believe they will be worse off than the government estimates, despite the...
Industry leaders in the property and housebuilding sectors, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are calling on the government to back the next phase of Crossrail in an effort to help tackle London’s...
The Government have advised that Client Money Protection will be mandatory requirement for all letting agents in England to increase the protection of private sector rents paid by tenants to agents. Lord Bourne of...
There are a number of factors buy-to-let investors need to consider when searching for a property to purchase. Belvoir have produced a list of useful factors to help investors recognise a property’s potential. Price ...
A petition with over 100,000 signatures asking mortgage lenders to accept rental payments as proof of mortgage affordability has been rejected by the government. Jamie Jack Pogson, who created the petition, says he wants...
In an effort to raise the standards of the private rental sector, North Tyneside Council and the National Landlords Association have joined forces to provide landlords in the sector with greater support in an...
