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It’s tough to sell small landlord-style homes, admits Rightmove
1 day ago · The portal believes stamp duty changes scheduled for April are to blame. “Stamp duty charges rising for those buying above £300,000 will be a drag on the important bottom-of-the-ladder market in more expensive areas, unless some additional help for first-time buyers is announced soon” the portal announced this morning.
Landlords must register Airbnbs and short let “very soon” says ...
6 hours ago · The government says it’s setting up a statutory registration system for hosts of all short-lets “very soon”. Government minister Chris Bryant says this is “because we want to make sure that local authorities have all the data that they need to assess local accommodation needs, and so that there is a level playing field for different kinds of accommodation.”
Courts won’t cope with Renters Rights Bill - senior lawyer’s …
5 days ago · “Landlords who inadvertently or deliberately breach regulations, can be fined up to £40,000 without a tribunal or court determination. “The committee stages of the passage of this bill has made clear that the government has no intention of properly resourcing the courts and tribunal to deal with the inevitable influx of claims and additionally required court time in dealing with disputes ...
Landlords evenly-split for and against rent controls – poll shock
1 day ago · A shock poll commissioned by a think tank claims that almost even numbers of landlords are for and against rent controls. The poll – for think tank Common Wealth – surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,157 people about a range of housing issues.
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2025 could get very ugly for landlords – new warning
A prominent property analyst says next year could get “very ugly” for landlords. Doug Shephard, editor of the Home.co.uk website, warns that a recent Bank of England report suggests personal financial circumstances for renters and lower income households are deteriorating, albeit only slightly, with rent arrears showing an upwards movement.
Stamp duty changes in 2025 may be good news for landlords – …
Landlords think the stamp duty threshold changes next year will encourage tenants to stay longer, a new survey has found. Buy-to-let lender Landbay’s most recent landlord survey asked landlords: “The Government will not extend the temporary stamp duty threshold for buyers past the end of March next year.
Income crisis for landlords as rents drop for fifth successive month
Rents in England dipped again in December, according to PropTech service Goodlord. It’s the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions. The decline follows a record-breaking summer of price rises. Overall, December rents were down by nearly 2% month-on-month, meaning rents last month were a ...
Landlord anger at housing benefits frozen for another year
The government has confirmed that housing benefit will be frozen from next year for at least another 12 months. It was increased in the former Conservative government’s last Budget in the spring but the Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, has confirmed that it will be frozen now for a further year.