Proposals by the Scottish Government to replace assured and short assured tenancies by the Scottish Private Rented Tenancy (SPRT) in the private rented sector is causing concern within the lettings industry. A particular area...
Whilst the change to mortgage interest relief for private landlords made the headlines after yesterday’s budget, another important change that will impact the buy-to-let sector went largely unnoticed. From April 2016 landlords will no...
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has delivered a blow to landlords in today’s budget speech by announcing that mortgage tax relief for buy-to-let home buyers is to be restricted to the basic rate of income...
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has called on George Osborne to use this week’s budget to provide additional support to the private rented sector and thereby stimulate the development of new homes across the...
With the UK budget statement being delivered later this week by George Osborne it remains to be seen if measures will be introduced to close at least some of the tax breaks given to...
The Bank of England has expressed concerns over excessive landing to fund buy-to-let purchases. In its latest report, the BoE states that buy-to-let lending now accounts for 18% of new mortgage lending. This could...
Research conducted by Paragon Mortgages has found strong growth in the buy-to-let market during the second quarter, with 43% of landlords experiencing a rise in tenant demand. The latest figures confirm that demand is...
The number of properties being re-let before the existing tenant has moved out is on the increase. New research from Countrywide shows that in the current year 33% of all new lets were agreed...
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reported a fall in the number of rental properties available to tenants during May. The supply of rental property fell by 7% from April, with only...
At the start of the month a report by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, claimed that private landlords are providing a sub-standard service whilst “pocketing £5.6bn in rent on unsafe housing”. This report however was...
