Week Ending 10/03/2017

Britain will increasingly become a nation of renters, as home ownership moves out-of-reach for a generation, warns economist David Miles
Mail on Sunday (03/03/2017)

Eight experts on how they would fix the UK’s housing market
BT.com (03/03/2017)

Tenants are paying less and staying longer, analysis …
Letting Agent Today (06/03/2017)

Agent believed to have ‘shut up shop’ months after being expelled by redress scheme Property Industry Eye (06/03/2017)

Landlords face challenges with new cash basis AccountingWeb (07/03/2017)

Landlords ‘fairly well informed’ of BTL changes, YouGov finds
Mortgage Strategy (07/03/2017)

Government urged to reverse proposed cuts to housing …
Landlord Today (08/03/2017)

Buy to let sector disappointed by UK Chancellor’s failure to address their concerns Property Wire (08/03/2017)

Buy-to-Let Still Profitable in Major UK Cities Landlord News (08/03/2017)

Rents are ‘out of step’ with incomes, housing body warns
The Guardian (09/03/2017)

Tax reforms harming access to rented housing for ‘vulnerable tenants’
24 Housing (09/03/2017)

Buy To Let tax changes – opponents launch new website…
Letting Agent Today (09/03/2017)

Delay on digital tax returns welcomed by trade body …
Landlord Today (09/03/2017)

Rental sector ‘better for pets than for housing benefit tenants’
Letting Agent Today (10/03/2017)

Short Lets – government to review Rent A Room tax relief.
Letting Agent Today (10/03/2017)

Private rents set to rise by 20% in five years: Poorer households being pushed out of the market, warn experts Mail On Sunday (09/03/2017)

91% of tenants have negative view of Universal Credit 24Housing (09/03/2017)

Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall to 12-month low, giving landlords ‘breathing room’ as interest tax relief hit looms Mail on Sunday (09/03/2017)