Written by Neal on 19/02/2010 – 8:51 am
Landlords in the UK should feel optimistic about the state of the rental market, according to one expert. A spokesman for the National Approved Letting Scheme (Nals), says: “All of the demographics point to the fact that there is more and more need for rental properties, and that’s looking good [for] the future.” His comments [...]
Written by Neal on 19/02/2010 – 8:49 am
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Written by Neal on 18/02/2010 – 10:28 am
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey today announced new local powers to control the spread of high concentrations of shared rented homes and to tackle pockets of unsafe and substandard accommodation run by bad landlords. Mr Healey confirmed new powers for local councils to manage the unplanned spread of Houses in Multiple Occupation (or an [...]
Written by Neal on 05/02/2010 – 8:27 am
Tom Entwistle, editor at LandlordZONE, says that the thriving residential lettings market proves that the housing sector is a good choice for those wanting to make a future investment. However, he advises that people proceed with care: “Caution is the key to success, investing selectively in the right areas and in the right properties at [...]
Written by Neal on 05/02/2010 – 8:24 am
New proposals, which will require buy-to-let owners to apply for planning permission if three or more unrelated people are living in one of their properties, are a “tax on landlords”, one expert has stated. Chris Horne, editor at Property Hawk, says: “It will create a huge amount of uncertainty for landlords looking potentially to buy [...]