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How is the rental property market performing?

Forecasts for the 2023 property market were quite varied. Most forecasters ...
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Why qualifications when letting property are important

In Wales, anyone letting and managing rental property must have a licence, ...
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Legal news: The Supreme Court rules that Rent Repayment Orders cannot be made against ‘superior landlords’

If a landlord commits certain offences – which include illegal eviction, ...
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Spring Budget 2023: What does it mean for the property market in England?

Overall, this was a disappointing budget for the property market, with no s...
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Landlord errors and how to avoid them - Not understanding landlord taxation

If you’ve been a landlord for a number of years - and particularly if you...
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Landlord errors and how to avoid them - Underestimating what it takes to manage properties yourself

Landlords, particularly those who are new to Buy to Let, can underestimate ...
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Legal changes: Is leasehold really going to be scrapped?

For a long time, some owners of leasehold property have had a hard time wit...
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Top 5 tips to help keep your Buy to Let mortgage payments down

Over the last year, there have been a lot of headlines around both the ava...
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Good news for the Private Rented Sector in a new report by the NRLA

For years, the private rented sector has all-too frequently been painted as...
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Mistakes landlords make and how to avoid them - Not working out your break-even point

Landlords, particularly those who are new to Buy to Let, can underestimate ...
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Changes to the introduction of Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD) is a government programme to move s...
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Applications for lending on flats with cladding now open!

Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people lost their lives,...

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