by Guest | 4 May 2016 | Buy To Let
As the new buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge takes hold, and landlords look for ways to offset the additional expenditure they are incurring on new purchases and take the sting off the proposed reduction in tax relief that will come into effect from 2017....
by Guest | 19 Apr 2016 | Finding a Tenant/Property Management
Leading tenant eviction firm, Landlord Action, says the Airbnb model poses a growing threat to landlords. Over the last 12 months, the number of cases Landlord Action has received, where tenants have sub-let properties without their landlord’s permission,...
by Alec Hanson | 10 Mar 2016 | Finding a Tenant/Property Management
Britain’s buy-to-let boom has culminated in record-high rates of private tenancies. Figures reveal that almost a quarter of all British households (22 per cent) now rent from private landlords. This is up from 9 per cent in 1985, but as the number of tenancies...
by Julie Hanson | 23 Dec 2015 | Finding a Tenant/Property Management
If you’re looking to sell your property it is no longer necessary to walk down the high street to speak to an agent, you can do everything from the comfort of your sofa. The last couple of years have brought UK property investors and homeowners a number of...
by Julie Hanson | 1 Dec 2015 | Finding a Tenant/Property Management
Since reporting a year ago that under-resourced county courts were overwhelmed by the number of possession claims being put forward, Landlord Action says the problem has not improved and is now being compounded by the use of call centres run by inexperienced temporary...
by Julie Hanson | 5 Nov 2015 | Finding a Tenant/Property Management
Investing in property often involves years of hard work and canny decisions to build up a diverse and successful portfolio. Something so precious should not be left unprotected and vulnerable to loss or damage by the whims of fate. Property portfolio insurance offers...