Week ending 01/07/2016

What impact will Britain’s vote to leave the EU have on the PRS?
Landlord Today (24/06/2016)

How can I avoid new buy-to-let tax rule? Times Online (26/07/2016)

Buy to let in London “very difficult to make viable” – claim
Letting Agent Today (27/06/2016)

Group sets out rental laws and rules to change because of Brexit
Letting Agent Today (27/06/2016)

Where is £1.4bn being held in the Tenancy Deposit Scheme?
Landlord News (27/06/2016)

Housebuilders’ shares are tanking. Now is the time for the government to build a million homes CityMetric (27/06/2016)

Airbnb ‘has crushed New York housing stock by 10 PER CENT as landlords buy up batches of apartments simply to list them on the hit rental website’, report says Mail on Sunday (27/06/2016)

Britain’s biggest landlord caught in Brexit turmoil – as he attempts to sell 1000 properties The Telegraph (27/06/2016)

Another lender clamps down on landlords – but could Brexit rescue buy-to-let? The Telegraph (28/06/2016)

New Welsh laws revealed – including abolishing tenants’ right-to-buy
South Wales Evening Post (28/06/2016)

Banks suspend large deals for landlords: Move to stop borrowers slipping into negative equity if house prices fall Mail on Sunday (29/06/2016)

What are the future changes to tax liability that residential landlords now face? What House (29/06/2016)

How to be a property investor: Buy-to-let: taxes for landlordsMoneywise (29/06/2016)

Battle on Mortgage Interest Relief as peers throw weight behind RLA campaign Landlordzone (29/06/2016)

Tenants from hell trash home and leave faeces smeared across rooms – costing landlord a whopping £10,000 The Mirror (29/06/2016)

Minister urges housing sector to ‘Keep calm and carry on’24Dash.com (29/06/2016)

Evictions up by 5% in Q1 of 2016 Landlord News (29/06/2016)

MP and agency founder backs bid to cut buy to let Capital Gains Tax(Landlord Today (01/07/2016)

Paris rent cap to help provide affordable housing for eight million people
The Independent (01/07/2016)

Post-Brexit property planning: should you buy, sell or stick?
The Telegraph (01/07/2016)

Mortgage chief tells government: “Don’t over-burden buy to let sector”
Letting Agent Today (01/07/2016)

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Week ending 24/06/2016

It’s not just London that has a housing crisis The Guardian (17/06/2016)

5 London Property Hotspots to Invest in Landlord News (17/06/2016)

Short-Term Let Horror Stories Highlight Importance of Lettings Market Landlord News (17/06/2016)

Short-term respite for tenants: Glut of homes to rent in May forces landlords to lower rents in wake of stamp duty hike
Daily Mail (17/06/2016)

Chaos over new stamp duty rules: ‘I overpaid £13,000’ 
The Telegraph (18/06/2016)

Osborne’s buy to let tax hikes ‘will knock 20% off house prices’: Experts warn changes will deliver ‘major shock’ to London’s property market
Daily Mail (18/06/2016)

HMO investors want crackdown on rogues Landlord News (20/06/2016)

Was Osborne right to tackle buy-to-let? BestAdvice.net (20/06/2016)

Letting agency data shows trend towards long-term renting
Letting Agent Today (21/06/2016)

Special Feature: Why Glasgow could be set for a buy-to-let boom
Mortgage Introducer (20/06/2016)

How do you solve a problem like LHA?
The Chartered Institute of Housing (20/06/2016)

Rents hit a record high as second homes surcharge begins to hit
Letting Agent Today (20/06/2016)

Daily Telegraph keeps up pressure on ‘anti-buy to let government’
Letting Agent Today (22/06/2016)

Rents hit record high in Scotland as would-be landlords are put off by letting costs, says You Move The Herald (22/06/2016)

Is it too early to get rich from Crossrail 2? Moneywise (22/06/2016)

Homes are selling at fastest rate ever as demand hits an all-time highHomesandProperty.co.uk (22/06/2016)

Who gets housing benefit and what does it cost?
The Guardian (22/06/2016)

Does A London Slowdown Mean The UK Is Headed For A Housing Crash?Buzzfeed UK (22/06/2016)

What would really happen to buy-to-let lending if house prices fall?
AltFinance News (23/06/2016)

EU Referendum: Reactions as UK vote for Brexit HBDOnline (24/06/2016)

Will Brexit hurt house prices? The winners and losers explained
New Statesman (24/06/2016)

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Week ending 17/06/2016

Right to Rent Named a Top Cause of Stress for Landlords
Landlord News (10/06/2016)

Growing unrest among Conservative MPs over buy-to-let tax changes
What Mortgage (10/06/2016)

Rents rise 3.5% to £872 a month as landlords reorganise property portfolios amid tax clampdown Mail Online (10/06/2016)

Landlords passing buy-to-let tax changes on to tenants, as rush to incorporate continues Mindful Strategy (10/06/2016)

Demand for rental properties in UK increased in first quarter of 2016
Property Wire (13/06/2016)

CGT is top landlord concern Mortgage Introducer (13/06/2016)

Punishing landlords will not help more people onto the property ladder
The Times (14/06/2016)

Name the crooks 24Dash.com (14/06/2016)

Anger over private rental licensing bid which could hit 10,000 homes
Letting Agent Today (14/06/2016)

Accidental landlord:Brexit will make it harder to check if tenants are in the UK illegally Homes and Property.co.uk (14/06/2016)

Crackdown on London’s short-let landlords: Kensington and Chelsea council gets tough on Airbnb-style rentals as neighbours lodge noise complaints
HomesandProperty.co.uk (14/06/2016)

Buy-to-Let Landlords to Pay Extra £10,000 in Mortgage Crackdown 
Landlord News (14/06/2016)

Landlords overtake first-time buyers are Britain’s most enthusiastic house buyers The Telegraph (14/06/2016)

Landlords up rent to meet tax hikes Moneywise (14/06/2016)

Buy-to-let landlords adopting new strategies… Landlordzone (15/06/2016)

Investors could pay £10,000 more to secure mortgage
Landlord News (16/06/2016)

London rounds on government over housing 24Dash.com (16/06/2016)

Buy-to-let investors now have one eye on overseas markets
Landlord Today (17/06/2016)

What impact will a Brexit vote have on the UK property and mortgage markets? What Mortgage (17/06/2016)

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Week ending 10/06/2016

EU says banning Uber and Airbnb should be ‘last resort’
The Independent (03/06/2016)

Rise of the room renters: Two new tax breaks fuel a surge in homeowners renting out space – including a floating office on this boat – for holidays and businesses Thisismoney.co.uk (04/06/2016)

One in five landlords and tenants unprotected by CMP
Landlord Today (06/06/2016)

Over a quarter of landlords consider using online letting agents to save moneyLetting Agent Today (06/06/2016)

Build to Rent investors and developers call for more public land in open letter to Brandon Lewis Housing Excellence (06/06/2016)

The Airbnb pitfalls that could end up costing you thousands
The Telegraph (07/06/2016)

UK house prices robust despite EU referendum jitters
International Business Times UK (07/06/2016)

Sadiq Khan won’t improve life for London’s renters by wrapping buy-to-let landlords in red tape City AM (08/06/2016)

DIY landlords warned on tenancies Mortgage Introducer (08/06/2016)

UK housing: Private rents soaring by more than 14 times the rate of inflationInternational Business Times UK (08/06/2016)

Sky-high London rents prompt calls for greater controls  
Landlord Today (08/06/2016)

Victory for buy-to-let landlords: Court rules building society unlawfully hiked mortgage rates when base rate had not moved Daily Mail (08/06/2016)

Landlords check Facebook and other social media to vet tenants
Yahoo Finance (08/06/2016)

Refusing Benefit Tenants not Unlawful Landlordzone (09/06/2016)

90% of Welsh private tenants ‘satisfied’ 24Dash.com (09/06/2016)

Tory MPs speak out against Osborne’s mortgage interest relief tax changeLetting Agent Today (09/06/2016)

House prices to PLUNGE in the coming months – but where will be hit hardest? Daily Express (09/06/2016)

Why you’ll soon need a six-figure salary if you want to buy-to-let
MSN Money (09/06/2016)

Buy-to-let landlords likely to increase rents to offset higher costs
The Guardian (10/06/2016)

How to build a high yielding HMO portfolio Landlord Today (10/06/2016)

Week ending 03/06/2016

Isn’t it time to embrace ‘Generation Rent’?… Estate Agent Today (27/05/2016)

As buy-to-let criteria tighten, what are the options for smaller landlords? Landlordzone (27/05/2016)

Property Matters: Capped rent scheme looks unworkable 
Investors Chronicle (27/05/2016)

Europe: In or out? Your Move Magazine (27/05/2016)

Is it time to cash in your buy-to-let? We take a look at whether the figures still add up for landlords Mail on Sunday (28/05/2016)

Banning foreigners and second homers won’t fix the housing crisis 
The Telegraph (30/05/2016)

A Landlord’s Guide to the Mortgage Interest Tax Relief Changes
Landlord News (30/05/2016)

Buy to let backlash: rent supply falls year-on-year and renters are set to paythe price City AM (31/05/2016)

Lettings agents see rise in landlords selling-up
Mortgage Solutions (31/05/2016)

Boris ignored repeated warnings over “unrealistic” landlord scheme
City AM (31/05/2016)

Where to invest in buy-to-let properties for the best rental yields
Landlord Today (01/06/2016)

Property prices to FALL as landlord taxes ravage the housing market
The Express (01/06/2016)

Why landlords should pass a fitting person test and criminal record checks
The Guardian (01/06/2016)

Landlords returning to market following ‘stamp duty malaise’
Mortgage Introducer (01/06/2016)

Good-bye Buy-to-Let… what’s next on the property investment agenda?!
Building Design and Construction Magazine (01/06/2016)

Landlords favouring HMOs to benefit from ‘higher yields’
Letting Agent Today (02/06/2016)

The new-look ‘right to rent’ Solicitors Journal (02/06/2016)

Nearly half of British landlords feel hard done by the government 
Building Construction Design 02/06/2016

How Iceland wants to curb Airbnb rentals to cope with tourism surge
The Telegraph 02/06/2016

Investors want extra stamp duty dropped Times Online (03/06/2016)

Week ending 27/05/2016

What the housing bill means The Times (22/05/2016)

Barclays tightens buy-to-let properties lending rules City A.M. (22/05/2016)

Civil Justice Council decides against new housing court
Litigation Futures (23/05/2016)

More UK landlords set to invest in homes overseas
Landlord Today (23/05/2016)

Will one-bed flats see largest capital gains in 2016?
Landlord News/City AM (23/05/2016)

House Prices Would Rise Whether We Stay or Leave the EU
Landlord News (23/05/2016)

Where to Buy Along the Crossrail Route Landlord News (23/05/2016)

Top tip for landlords seeking capital gains Landlord Today (24/05/2016)

Rents continue to rise as tenant numbers outstrip supply 
What Mortgage  (24/05/2016)

Barclays hits landlords in loan lockout with buy-to-let borrowers forced to prove their rent equals 145% of their repayments
Thisismoney.co.uk (24/05/2016)

‘Trouble in paradise’: National estate agency boss warns of big slump in buyers after buy-to-let rush and that house prices have hit a ceiling
Daily Mail Online (24/05/2016)

Landmark case sees rogue Sheffield ‘landlord’ in court for sub-letting his council house then kicking out tenant Yorkshire Post (25/05/2016)

New laws on rogue landlords Environmental Health News (25/05/2016)

Buy to let investors are feeling the heat: What are the alternatives for gaining exposure to residential property? City AM (26/05/2016)

Landlords seeing more dirty properties at checkout 
Landlord News (26/05/2016)

As buy-to-let criteria tighten, what are the options for smaller landlords?Landlordzone (27/05/2016)

Sadiq Khan attacks empty luxury flats, but his housing policies are also void The Guardian (27/05/2016)

Week ending 13/05/2016

Rents rise across almost ALL of Britain as new landlord tax takes effect 
The Express (06/05/2016)

Councillor calls for rent caps on benefit tenants Landlord News (06/05/2016)

Britain braced for a ban on second homes: Councils across the UK are set to outlaw the sale of holiday cottages to those who already own elsewhere
Daily Mail (07/05/2016)

New London Mayor urged to take action against online home rental companies Travel Mole (09/05/2016)

Buy-to-Let Lending Criteria Gets Tougher Landlord News (09/05/2016)

The housing bubble is finally bursting – here’s what that means for you
The Independent (09/05/2016)

The accidental landlord:shelve your prejudices to find the ideal tenantHomesandprpoerty.co.uk (09/05/2016)

Residential Landlords Moving Away from Traditional Buy-to-Let
Landlord News (10/05/2016)

Realising ‘London living rent’ could be Khan’s downfall
Adjacent Digital Politics (10/05/2016)

Landlords Could Become Mortgage Prisoners Under New Buy-to-Let Rules Landlord News (10/05/2016)

Sadiq Khan vows to expose London’s rogue landlords 
Landlord Today (10/05/2016)
Action needed to protect tenants Landlordzone (11/05/2016)

Landlords under siege? Housing Excellence (11/05/2016)

Housing bill stand-off will ‘go to the wire’ 24Dash.com (11/05/2016)

Housing market shows signs of a “sore head” following March’s buy-to-let buying frenzy Housing Excellence (11/05/2016)

Judgement clears way for more homes on small sites 
The Construction Index (12/05/2016)

Landlords think there will be less money in BTL Landlordzone (12/05/2016)

Twice as many private renters being evicted as when David Cameron first came to power The Independent (12/05/2016)

PROPERTY WARNING: Huge signs of house price CRASH as buyer numbers plunge The Express (12/05/2016)

Sadiq Khan’s rent caps could benefit London landlords CityAM (12/05/2016)

Renters have 18-month average tenancies – but void periods can be lengthy Letting Agent Today (13/05/2016)

Week ending 06/05/2016

Week ending 06/05/2016

Residential Landlords Association calls for “radical action” to enforce rules to root out the rogues and protect tenants Housing Excellence (29/04/2016)

Berliners banned from renting out their whole house on Airbnb: Hosts in the German capital face fines of up to €100,000 if they break the rule 
Daily Mail (02/05/2016)

Trade body demolishes ‘false comparisons’ in media rental story
Letting Agent Today (03/05/2016)

Survey paints gloomy picture for landlords Introducer Today (03/05/2016)

Controversial Housing Bill back with MPs after peers handed government 13 defeats International Business Times UK (03/05/2016)

The government’s housing policies are dividing London
New Statesman (03/05/2016)

Rents increase in the year to March 2016, says ONS figures
Housing Excellence (03/05/2016)

Buy-to-let investors set to pay an extra £10,000 to get a mortgage after crackdown on dangerous debts Daily Mail (04/05/2016)

The next London mayor must tackle the scandal of empty homes | David Smith The Guardian (04/05/2016)

Private renters need greater protection from rogue landlords
Landlord Today (05/05/2016)

Muggings&scams.com: Why you may get a lot more than you bargained for on small ads website Gumtree Daily Mail Online (05/05/2016)

Rent continues to rise in almost every part of the UK, Homelet monitor showsThe Independent (05/05/2016)

Has tax raid on buy-to-let prompted landlords to raise rents? Average UK rent rise to £764 a month – and that’s excluding London
Daily Mail Online (05/05/2016)

Buy-to-let mortgage crackdown ‘disregards renters’
Introducer Today (05/05/2016)

Top 5 areas for benefit claimants reliant on BTL revealed
Property Reporter (05/05/2016)

Call for Rent Caps on Properties Let to Housing Benefit Tenants
Landlord News (05/05/2016)

One in Three UK Residential Landlords Faces Risk Exposure Due to Underinsurance, says Verdict Financial
Building Construction Design (05/05/2016)

This technology can help save energy – and why landlords should consider itLandlord Today (06/05/2016)

Week ending 29/04/2016

Week ending 29/04/2016

Homeowner surveys reveals strong support for stamp duty hike on buy-to-let purchases Housing Excellence (22/04/2016)

Multi-millionaire property investor will give away £110K Manchester flat in protest at Osborne’s stamp duty tax increase Mail Online (22/04/2016)

Buy-to-let mortgages: Major lenders say they have no plans to tighten affordability rules International Business Times UK (23/04/2016)

Right to Rent Guidelines to be amended  Landlordzone (25/04/2016)

Opinion: Dealing with rogue landlords 24Dash.com (25/04/2016)

More rent than pay a mortgage: the Tory dream for London has crashed and burned The Guardian (26/04/2016)

Soaring housing costs equivalent to 10pc income tax hike
The Telegraph (26/04/2016)

Housing Bill should also include rogue tenants list, says AIIC
Landlord Today (26/04/2016)

Another estate agency warns that EU vote uncertainties will lead to slowdown in the UK housing market Mail on Sunday  (26/04/2016)

HMO Market Set to Boom, but How are They Valued?
Landlord News  (26/04/2016)

We Interviewed (Almost) All The London Mayoral Candidates To Find Out Which One We’d Actually Vote For The Debrief  (26/04/2016)

Landlords up the ante in battle with HMRC Landlordzone  (27/04/2016)

Londoners take to Twitter to shame landlords over ‘rip-off’ rents
Evening Standard (27/04/2016)

Here are six possible solutions to Britain’s housing crisis
CityMetric (27/04/2016)

Landlords combat tax changes as they shift from investing to upgradingProperty Reporter (27/04/2016)

Wealthy can shrug off ‘tax’ of rising housing costs but ‘squeezed middle’ hit hardest, says thinktank Housing Excellence (27/04/2016)

Which London Mayor Candidate is Best for the Housing Market?
Landlord News (27/04/2016)

Number of empty homes at lowest level since records began 
24Dash.com (28/04/2016)

Race to the bottom for low income tenants as gap between rents and local housing allowance widens Housing Excellence (28/04/2016)

Councils condemned by trade body over poor lettings regulations
Letting Agent Today (29/04/2016)

The wheels are finally coming off this half-baked, ideological housing bill
The Guardian (29/04/2016)

Week ending 14/04/2016

Week ending 14/04/2016

Need a place to live? Almost 57,000 London homes are lying empty Metro.co.uk (08/04/2016)

Private landlords don’t need more regulation New Statesman (08/04/2016)

Does buy-to-let still add up? The Times (10/04/2016)
New rules making it easier for landords to convert commercial sites to residential property will cost me my living – and my home thisismoney.co.uk (10/04/2016)

Half of homes sold in late March were for buy to let – Countrywide
Letting Agent Today (11/04/2016)

What to look for in a buy-to-let investment property 
Landlord Today (11/04/2016)

Tories back down on plan that would have hit granny flats with a tax hike
The Mirror (11/04/2016)

Buy-to-let loan rates plunge in price war: Lenders make move in bid to keep market alive after Chancellor launched crackdown by rising Stamp duty
Daily Mail (12/04/2016)

Could the North East become the UK’s new buy-to-let capital?
Property Reporter (12/04/2016)

RLA Launches its London Mayoral Manifesto for the Private Rental Sector
Landlord News (12/04/2016)

Mortgage market expands for expats buying to let in UK
The Telegraph (12/04/2016)

Simon Jenkins: In London there is no housing crisis, just housing madness London Evening Standard (12/04/2016)

House of Lords defeat government on plans for starter homes
City AM (12/04/2016)

Brandon Lewis pledges bigger and better PRS 
Mortgage Introducer (13/04/2016)

London first time buyers ‘will need a £106,000 salary by 2020’ 
London Evening Standard (13/04/2016)

Crackdown buy-to-let will push up rents The Times(14/04/2016)

House prices predicted to fall for first time since 2008 – this is where’s hit hardest The Mirror (14/04/2016)

Government Plans to Update Right to Rent Guidelines
Landlord News (14/04/2016)

Councils seek further powers to end empty homes epidemic
Property Wire (14/04/2016)

“It’s a complete circus”: meet the woman campaigning against letting agent fees CityMetric (14/04/2016)

HMOs return highest yields as landlords move out of London
Mortgage Solutions (14/04/2016)