Paul Shamplina, co-founder and director of Landlord Action, a company specialising in tenant eviction, comments on reports that the government still need to re-think the reform of Local Housing Allowance (LHA). He says: “Since ...
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Some property investors are moving out of the rental market in search of new ventures With a portfolio of five handsome properties spread through the London postcodes of Chelsea, Belgravia and Knightbridge, Mads Bruun, an interior ...
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When the dust has settled, the tax changes will play havoc with pricing for homes both big and small The immediate reaction to this week’s Budget can be summed up in one word: confusion. The Treasury website crashed after...
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Major high street banks are fighting the regulator's plans to ban "liars' loans", better known as self-certified mortgages, on the grounds that it would hurt the self employed. The Financial Services Authority revealed pl...
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House prices have come to a near halt as a surge of sellers returned to the market after the dismal winter. Housing website Rightmove said sellers could ask only 0.1pc more despite the start of spring, which normally heralds a jump i...
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The Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) threshold will rise to £100,000 on 1 October 2010 and this rise will apply retrospectively according to information given to the National Landlords Association (NLA) by the government. ...
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The government is targeting the private rental market with a series of legislative changes and potential regulation. Laverne Hadaway takes a look. Please click here for more details....
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Q Our previous tenant moved out after getting behind on the rent. Our letting agent said we could keep half the deposit to make up for the lost rent. We then received a letter from the tenant's solicitor saying we would be taken...
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