Week ending 12/08/2016

‘My 20pc per year buy-to-let returns: here’s how it works’ 
The Telegraph (06/08/2016)

Rise of Airbnb ‘makes housing crisis worse’ The Scotsman (06/08/2016)

Theresa May says she wants to tackle the housing crisis – if she really means it, here’s what she has to do The Independent (08/08/2016)

Hammond should ABOLISH stamp duty to encourage post-Brexit property boom, report says The Express (08/08/2016)

Rent Controls Would Spell Disaster for Tenants, Warns RLA
Landlord News (08/08/2016)

How have landlord characteristics changed since 2010 
Politics Home (08/08/2016)

Many families could not afford months rent if they lost their jobBBC (09/08/2016)

Government Should be Helping Landlords with Energy Efficiency, Says Investor Landlord News (09/08/2016)

Rents still rising in most areas but rate of growth slows says HomeLet
Letting Agent Today (09/08/2016)

Hong Kong outlawed unlicensed rentals like Airbnb, but it’s booming there anyway Business Insider UK (09/08/2016)

Another part of the UK is set to scrap Right To Buy…
Estate Agent Today (09/08/2016)

News analysis: What should be the new government’s planning priorities?
The Planner (09/08/2016)

Top class university cities for buy-to-let property unveiled
Landlord Today (10/08/2016)

City Watchdog warns of buy-to-let clampdown Sky News (10/08/2016)

Majority of Landlords are Part-Timers with Just One Property 
Landlord News (10/08/2016)

What does Brexit mean for migration and housing demand? 
Chartered Institute of Housing (10/08/2016)

It had to happen – flat to let is marketed as Pokemon Go hotspot
Letting Agent Today (11/08/2016)

Rental market facing family home drought Mortgage Introducer (11/08/2016)

Is Airbnb making it impossible to find a house? BBC – Capital (11/08/2016)