A coalition of letting agents’ and landlords’ associations has welcomed a call by several backbench Labour MPs to extend the stamp duty holiday on properties worth less than £175,000. An Early Day Motion has been put forward on the issue by Lindsay Hoyle and has been backed by MPs including Jeremy Corbyn, Jon Cruddas and…

Published: 04-Dec-2009 Letting agents and landlords have been given encouraging news by Rics, which has announced it believes rents will rise in the new year. Its forecast is based on the fact that the third quarter of 2009 saw a drop in the number of rental properties coming into the market for the first time…