The Mortgage Works – Letting Focus

Nationwide Foundation and Generation Rent, the Odd Bed-Fellows

December 11, 2014 David Lawrenson 3 comments

The Nationwide Building Society has an odd bed-fellow in Generation Rent, says David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com. Nationwide Foundation and Generation Rent, the Odd Bed-Fellows Once again there are calls for rent controls. Most recently these have come from Diane Abbott, the MP for Hackney – and her call echoes some of what the likes of the pressure group Generation Rent have called for. […]

Mortgage Lender Restrictions on Landlords Letting to the Housing Benefit Dependent & the Implications for the Govt

February 27, 2013 David Lawrenson

Mortgage lenders are increasingly not allowing private landlords to let to tenants on benefits. This can only lead to even more landlords removing their properties from this end of the market – a part of the market where tenants have very few housing options. With nowhere else to go, more families will need to be put up in expensive B&B […]