Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Will House Prices Keep Rising? A very interesting article appeared in a recent edition of the “Financial Times” says David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com. In the article, Merryn Somerset Webb asked, “Will house prices will ever rise again?” A fair question. Her view was that it was nearly impossible to answer this question if you do not have a good understanding […]
Read moreTenants Rental Payment and Credit Scores One of the big complaints of tenants is that their credit score is not improved by all the rental payments they make says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. However, this is about to change. Both private renters and social housing tenants can now opt in to the new, free “Rental Exchange Initiative” which will record […]
Read moreLetting Relief for Landlords Looks Set to be Scrapped Lettings relief for buy to let landlords looks set to be abolished says David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com. This is a shame because we had all expected that maybe in the budget Mr Hammond might do something nice for buy to let, like cutting capital gains taxes for landlords who let to […]
Read moreCapital Gains Tax Reduction for Landlords Selling to Tenants Chancellor Philip Hammond is said to be considering handing a capital gains tax break to landlords who sell their buy-to-let properties to long-term tenants in his budget this month. The proposals were put forward by “Onward”, (the rather silly-named Conservative think tank). The idea is that landlords could be made exempt […]
Read moreUniversal Credit Not Working ALMOST two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have experienced them going into rent arrears according to new research by the Residential landlords association, says David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com Based on responses from over 2,200 landlords, the Residential Landlord Association has found that 61 per cent of landlords with tenants on Universal Credit have experienced […]
Read moreDavid Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com looks at property gurus and wonders what makes them tick. On Property Gurus What is with these property gurus, I often wonder? And why are they not more like me? In order to find out, I have read a bit about other property gurus in the last couple of months. I thought it would be worth […]
Read moreNew Railway Stations and Rail Lines New rail stations and new rail lines always have a big impact on house prices and rent levels, so it’s worth keeping up to date on what’s coming down the line, says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. A while ago, I wrote about how Chris Grayling the Transport Minister said he was looking at which […]
Read moreHMO Licensing Rules Extended From October 2018, the scope of mandatory licensing in England will be extended, which means an estimated 177,000 properties will need to be licensed for the first time, says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. From October 2018, the government is extending the scope of mandatory HMO licensing rules in England. (See below for the differences in the […]
Read moreBoiler Efficiency Ever wondered why when you put that new boiler in your let property, it never seems to save all that much money on heating bills compared to your old boiler, asks David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. Well it seems that for years we have been mis-sold on the efficiency of boilers. A whistleblower has recently revealed that the energy […]
Read moreThe Easiest Way for Buy to Let Landlords to Avoid Capital Gains Tax The easiest way for buy to let landlords to avoid capital gains tax is never to sell and to keep re-mortgaging to extract cash out of their properties. And the easiest way to build a portfolio is to use the re-mortgaged cash as deposits to buy more […]
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