Week Ending 07/10/2016

Sadiq Khan to probe foreign investors in London 
Mortgage Introducer (30/09/2016)

London has third highest number of Airbnb listings in the world – is it time for more regulation? Daily Mail online (01/10/2016)

Landlords threaten to hike rents after tax changes kick in City AM (01/10/2016)

Barwell pledges raft of interventions on housing EGi (03/10/2016)

Borrowing has never been cheaper – the best buy-to-let mortgage
Landlord Today (03/10/2016)

UK faces renting crisis: An extra 1.8 million rental homes are needed by 2025 but BTL landlords are in retreat Daily Mail (03/10/2016)

New measures on housing welcome, but industry figures wonder if Sajid Javid has gone far enoughHousing Excellence (03/10/2016)

Buy-to-let is a ‘scapegoat’ but the private rented sector needs support, says Rics International Business Times UK (04/10/2016)

The UK is heading for another housing crisis
Business Insider UK (04/10/2016)

Rent arrears: Lost in translation Housing Excellence (04/10/2016)

Prepare for PRA rules to drive up HMO interest 
Mortgage Solutions (04/10/2016)

Renting to illegal immigrants to become a criminal offence ITV (04/10/2016)

Fierce critic of estate and letting agents to head anti-poverty charity
Estate Agent Today (04/10/2016)

Theresa May promises change, but will it be more of the same on housing? Housing Excellence (05/10/2016)

Local councils to pay up-front rent to private owners of derelict houses
MSN UK News (06/10/2016)

No ban on letting agent fees for now, housing minister tells ARLA
Property Industry Eye (06/10/2016)

Court ruling deflates tax break for Airbnb renters Accountingweb (06/10/2016)

Making landlords into immigration officers only encourages discrimination Politics.co.uk (06/10/2016)

No Judicial Review of Section 24 Rules for Landlords
Landlord News (07/10/2016)

Loophole that lets landlords dodge buy-to-let curbs: Six in ten invest through limited companies to avoid the new rules Mail on Sunday (07/10/2016)