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Rent control poses a real threat to the UK's buy to let landlords.
Scottish Labour are now proposing further rent controls. The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Pauline McNeill MSP, is under consultation until the 6th of August.
The Bill,...
Law Change:
A survey conducted by the Residential Landlords’ Association
(RLA) indicates that nearly half of all English residential landlords would
sell some or possibly all of their rented houses if the...
In response to the rising impact of greenhouse gas emissions, the Chancellor recently announced a ban on gas boilers in new build homes from 2025. Gas boilers are commonplace in many homes throughout the UK, with 85%...
London Property Sales:
London based estate and lettings agency group, Foxton’s, has
reported first quarter property sales at record lows, blaming the uncertainty
surrounding Brexit.
The high profile publicly...
Evictions:
With the government’s commitment to abolishing the section
21 no-fault eviction process comes the necessity to improve the alternative
eviction process – section 8 and its existing 17 grounds for possession....
Fees Ban:
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 commences in force from 1st June 2019 and applies to England only for now, but is likely and has the facility to be...
Landlord Action invites Housing Minister to “work together” on changes to possession process as 38% of landlords will consider selling up if Government scraps Section 21
The founder of Landlord Action, Paul Shamplina, has...
Property Prices:
It is likely that the property market peaked last year, that’s
according to the multinational Swiss investment bank, USB. The bank predicts though,
that proving interest rates remain low, and...
Section 21:
Both the main landlord associations, NLA and RLA have
recently put out surveys asking landlords for their opinions on the proposed
removal of the Section 21 no-fault eviction process ahead...