Budget 2010

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There’s been much debate and banter in the news in the run…

Shapps 1 – Healey 0

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Just as Samantha Cameron is busy remodelling in Downing Street,…

Planned National Landlord Register Ditched

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This Is Big Brother..You Have Been Evicted

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Just for Laughs

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There's enough despondency in the industry about the up and coming…

Pitfalls of the Hard-to-Let

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There is always the odd, undesirable hard to let property that…

CGT Update

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As we await expectantly for the dreaded ‘B’ day on the 22nd…

Tenants from Hell – The importance of T.R

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Scotland's Land Register Accused

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Scotland’s Government has been urged to review its landlord…

LHA Payment Policy Review?

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Residential rental arrears have had a massive negative impact…

Farrell-Ambrose L4Ls Winning Franchise

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L4L’s Winning Franchise With rents fast approaching their 2007…

Banking News

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It's been an uneasy period in the UK for Landlords and Letting…

Cameron Considering CGT Rise

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Arguments regarding the controversial hike in Capital Gains Tax…

Mortgage Approvals Fall – Demand Rises

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May 24 Update on BTL Lending

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As mentioned in the last update, Kensington are now back in the…

Ensure Tenants Utilise The Warmfront Scheme

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With the new coalition government’s emphasis on energy and the need for homes to come in line with the aim of cost efficiency for consumers and for the environment, still many landlords are unaware of the Warmfront initiative.

Coalition Agreement in Full

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We've had a lot of enquiries from landlords concerning the CGT…

Reasons for Renting

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As more UK consumers find difficulty in obtaining mortgages, many are now opting to rent. With social housing waiting lists limited, a tenancy in the social residential sector can take years to come to fruition with little if no choice of which property will be offered.

Coalition Agreement – Mixed Bag

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The end of last week saw Conservative MP Grant Shapps named as the new housing minister. The first change effecting housing policy sees the scrapping of Labour’s Home Information Packs (HIPS), which comes with mixed feeling within the industry.

Interest Rates Still 0.5%

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Landlords are finally able to sigh with relief as a decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to hold interest rates again at 0.5%, last week.