Week Ending 17/02/2017

Campaigning association calls for buy to let change in March Budget
Property Wire (10/02/2017)

Airbnb time limits ‘ineffective in London’ councils say
BBC (10/02/2017)

‘We didn’t even have room for a table’: meet the 30-somethings fleeing London
The Guardian (11/02/2017)

Exclusive Interview with Douglas Haig, Vice Chairman of Residential Landlords Association (RLA)
Business News Wales (13/02/2017)

New immigration checks on renters have ‘fuelled discrimination’ says damning report
The Mirror (13/02/2017)

£1m raided from tenants’ deposits by letting agents
BBC News England (13/02/2017)

New rents in UK up 2.6% in January
Mortgage Introducer (13/02/2017)

House prices rose by £1,250 a month in 2016, official figures reveal, as first-time buyers bounced back
Mail on Sunday (14/02/2017)

UK property markets in good position to weather Brexit, says two new reports
Property Reporter (14/02/2017)

First Time Buyers Borrowed More in 2016 than Any Year Since 1974
Landlord News (15/02/2017)

The Worst Areas in the UK to Have Invested in Property
Landlord News (15/02/2017)

17% of UK rental properties could be unfit by 2018
Landlord News (15/02/2017)

One in four landlords hike rents in advance of tax changes
Your Money (16/02/2017)

Trade group backs banning orders on rogue agents, landlords
Letting Agent Today (17/02/2017)

Tenants face rent rises of 30% warns ex-Bank of England chief
Letting Agent Today (17/02/2017)

Confirmation: cost and location are key factors for tenants
Letting Agent Today (17/02/2017)