Councils and Private Rented Sector

The Future for Buy to Let Landlords

December 15, 2015 David Lawrenson One comment

David Lawrenson of LettingFocus sees some positives from what appears to be a gloomy year for landlords. The Future for Buy to Let Landlords It’s been a funny year for so called “buy to let” landlords. They have been clobbered by George Osborne’s hikes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) – a special tax designed just for pesky “Mom and Pop” landlords. Interestingly, […]

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Local Government Association and the Private Rented Sector

July 17, 2014 David Lawrenson

Huzzah! At last, some sense from an authoritative body in the public sector. The Local Government Association has made some sensible suggestions about the private rented sector. If you have read many of my posts here you will know that I often say that in local government a big problem is that councillors and executives have very little understanding of […]

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