As of October 1st 2018, new rules are in force regarding licensing for HMO properties. HMOs, or houses in multiple occupation, will now be subject...
Landlords of student accommodation have encountered a challenging 18 months, facing a slump in tenant demand and falling yields as students were compelled to stay...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has set 2025 as deadline to implement a fully digital local land charges (LLC) service for England and Wales. To bring...
Data from HMRC analysed by London lettings agency ludlowthompson has shown that rental income for buy to let landlords jumped 15% in just one year....
Although the property market has been on fire for over a year, inflation and interest rate increases could result in falling house prices, while the...
Propertymark warns landlords and agencies that new regulations in relation to the fitting of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties could come in...
3 October 2023 – With mortgage rates still at an elevated level, many buyers adjust their wishes and go for smaller properties and longer-term mortgages...
The Government announced today that it will ban landlords from evicting tenants at short notice without good reason, as part of its continued shake-up of...
Property sales are failing at their fastest rate in two years, obstructed by logistical delays, economic chaos and cladding. As the disruption caused by the...
Choosing the type of property that guarantees the success of a business plan is essential to maximise returns for the investor. The wide variety of...
Landlords in the UK are increasingly depending on accountants for helping them to make key decisions in the buy to let sector, it has been...
The design of new housing developments in England is overwhelmingly “poor” or “mediocre”, according to a national audit conducted by University College London (UCL) for...
14 February 2023 – Record numbers of tenants in London are leaving the capital due to high rents, with 90,370 renters having left in 2022....
Surprising though it may seem, 70,000 homes that may be ineligible for Flood Re insurance have been built in the highest risk flood zones (type...
An investigation performed by property technology solution Spec has revealed that as many as 2.5 million Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are likely to be inaccurate....
24 October 2023 – There are rumours the Treausry is considering to put in place measures to support the property market. Stamp duty cuts are...
