Week Ending 26/08/2017

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Airbnb boosts property values in the UK as they are ‘ideal’ for renting out
The Express

Paying rent ‘in full and on time’ should boost a tenant’s credit score, says RLA Home.co.uk

Tenants will suffer as supply of rental homes dwindles Landlord Zone

Landlords back rent payments being used to calculate credit scores
Property Wire.com

New requirements for portfolio landlords with buy-to-let properties
Daily Telegraph

Tenants in the UK stay for an average of almost two years, new research shows Property Wire

Letting fees: MP Kevin Hollinrake initiates Parliamentary debate on ban Property Industry Eye

Tax changes mean a third of Landlords plan to hike rents Landlord Today

Rogue Landlords still letting to illegal tenants Landlord News

Multiple property ownership up 30% as young squeezed out 
Mortgage Solutions.co.uk

Getting a buy to let mortgage set to become harder in the UK Property Wire

A quarter of all UK households will be private tenants within eight years, forecast Property Industry Eye

Average tenancy in UK is now 20 months – and many are longer
Letting Agent Today

London landlords ‘avoiding £200m in tax’ by not declaring income
The Independent

Bad landlords beware, there is now a way for tenants to fight back
The Guardian

‘Landlord tax’ stamp duty changes raise £2bn a year from buy-to-let and second home owners – double the amount expected The Telegraph

New fines for rogue landlords ITV

Jon Snow: Grenfell Tower highlighted media’s disconnect with ordinary people Windsor Observer

Rents fall up to 10% in prime London despite increased activity
Letting Agent Today

London microflats attract investors after millennials priced out of traditional housing market The Independent

Could digital tax system be unwanted burden for landlords?
Landlord News.co.uk

How the property market will look in 2019:house prices forecast to rise across Britain over next two years Homes and Property.co.uk

Why has our national housing regulator been silent on Grenfell?
The Guardian

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Week Ending 19/08/2017

One in five buy-to-let investors plan to sell up The Telegraph

A stamp duty cut is something that all Tories should support The Telegraph

Have we gone too far in vilifying landlords? The Guardian

Couple trying to evict their own tenant are forced to give him cheap rent for LIFE in the £310,000 home after his lawyer uses a little-known…
Mail on Sunday

Annual rate of residential rental growth in Britain doubles Property Wire

Eight-month run of falling rents comes to an end as U… Landlord Today

Trade body to monitor rise and rise of Airbnb-style s… Letting Agent Today

Housing crisis: Most Brits don’t want to live in new-builds City AM

Tenants and landlords make up bulk of complaints to r… Landlord Today

Almost a third of families are now living in rented accommodation City AM

Borough council outs 13,000 tax-dodging landlords – which means £200m in income tax could be missing in the capital alone Daily Mail

Landlords want rent payments in credit scores 24housing

SIMON LAMBERT: The death of dinner party buy-to-let… and why the easy gains from property have gone Mail on Sunday

Could HMOs provide opportunities for buy-to-let investors? Property Reporter

TV advert being prepared to show importance of using letting agents
Letting Agent Today

St Andrews University tops student landlord yield table Mortgage Introducer

Landlord association launches fire safety course Fire Risk Management

One in 10 adults now owns a second home with HALF being snapped up by wealthy baby boomers Daily Mail

Grenfell inquiry should shine a spotlight on UK’s housing issues The Guardian

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Week Ending 11/08/2017

Local Authorities Already have Enough Power to Tackle Substandard Property, Housing Minister Insists Landlord News

Warnings of Rising Rents Due to New Energy Rules Business News Wales

Goodbye to buy-to-let: why I’m moving on after 13 years as a landlady
The Guardian

No political party in the UK can realistically solve the housing crisis
The Independent

Why people are choosing property over pension for retirement
What Investment UK

Annual rental inflation returns to growth as average new rents hit new high Property Industry Eye

Savvy property investors turn to “rent ready”
Yorkshire Business Daily

Christopher Howarth: It’s time to end the great leasehold service charge rip-off Conservative Home

Landlord Given Suspended Sentence for Risking Tenants’ Lives
Landlord News

New leasehold homes have their place in estate management, experts say
out-law.com

Buy to Let Mortgage Rules set to become stricter for Landlords from September Property Secrets

Brokers: How to help providers lend to portfolio landlords
Mortgage Solutions

Are more landlords needed to cater to demand? Landlord News

Learning from the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Housing management and maintenance

There are more ways to invest in property than you may think
What investment UK

Buy To Let Tax Change warning For Expat Landlords
Money International

Substantial Fire Risks Uncovered at Blocks of Flats Across the UK
Landlord Today

Exclusive: Stamp duty poses risk to economy because tax on most expensive homes is so high The Telegraph

Third of private rented homes fail basic health and safety standards, new analysis finds The independent

The housing crisis: an act of devastating economic self-harm Cap X

More overseas action against Airbnb and short-lets: i… Letting Agent Today

How can landlords maximise yields and profits? … Landlord Today

Is this the way to beat stamp duty? Savvy widower, 82, with a 10 room property ‘downsizes’ by splitting his home in HALF to live in one side… Mail on Sunday

Truth at last: What really happened in Scotland after letting agent fees were banned Sutton City Living

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Week Ending 4/08/2017

Shelter demands ‘power shift’ in favour of private te… Letting Agent Today

£127m in Stamp Duty returned to home owners caught by surcharge rule Property Industry Eye

Landlords business confidence slumps amid nerves for rental sector prospects Mortgage Solutions

Landlords beginning to adapt to new market Landlord News

The Right to Buy scheme will be suspended in Cardiff Wales Online

Young tenants in crisis as landlords turn them away (The Times) paywall

 

Landlords are turning young people away from renting for fear of late payment (The Independent)

Should I ditch my expensive letting agent and advertise my buy-to-let property for free online instead?(Thisismoney.co.uk)

Hundreds of thousands to use pensions to pay off mortgages (FTAdviser)

Best rental yields found up North (Every Investor)

Landlords accused of discrimination by 38% of students (Mortgage Solutions)

Trade body establishes ‘research lab’ to inform letti… (Letting Agent Today)

Landlords call for ‘full review’ of fire safety (Fire Risk Management)

Buy to let landlord with four or more properties? How to beat tough new lending criteria (Moneywise)

Sluggish house prices ‘will deliver a buyers’ market’ as Nationwide tips growth of just 2% this year (Mail on Sunday)

Is Airbnb damaging Camden? This group thinks so (Hampstead and Highgate Express)

Landlord prosecuted over gas safety failure (HVP)

As rents rise, how should landlords decide what to charge on their buy-to-let? (Which?)

Lettings demand to stay high as ‘30% of tenants plan never to buy. (Letting Agent Today)

Number of overseas landlords with properties in Britain tumbles – with London seeing the biggest fall, as Brexit and tax hikes bite (Thismoney.co.uk)

London mayor to seek new powers over housing (24Housing)

News: Top 10 postcodes for buy-to-let in London (Home.co.uk)

Rooms for improvement How to solve Britain’s housing crisis (The Economist)

It’s time for the capital to reinvent renting (City AM)

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