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)