Small Buy to Let Landlords v Institutional Build to Rent Landlords

Why Small Buy to Let Landlords Deserve More Respect than Institutional Build to Rent Landlords  David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus argues that most small landlords have just one let property and have been unfairly maligned in favour of big institutional build to rent landlords. In the last few years, the smaller landlord has been under attack due to a combination of […]

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Build To Rent, Power and Political Donations

Build To Rent, Power and Political Donations Go back to before 1960 and you will have found that big institutions were the main players in the private rented sector. But as successive governments over-interfered in the sector the big boys found they could no longer make it work. The final nail in this particular coffin was the advent of rent controls […]

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Stamp Duty Land Tax and Landlords

From April 2016, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be 3pc higher if you buy a second property as a buy-to-let investment, raising a predicted £1bn by 2021. The extra charge applies above the current Stamp Duty Land Tax rates. Ouch! Stamp Duty Land Tax and Landlords This change comes hard on the heels of George Osborne’s other recent change for landlords […]

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Private Letting Relief Will be Axed

For those that don’t know, here is how politics works…. Private Letting Relief Will be Axed The government puts out in a series of “half leaks” that it is looking at eliminating or cutting the amount of buy to let mortgage and other loan interest and fees that a landlord can offset against rent. This is what they are doing now – and […]

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Joseph Rowntree Private Rent Predictions Look Wrong

Joseph Rowntree private rent predictions look wrong says LettingFocus.com. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) have issued a report which says that by 2040, people who rent will be more than twice as likely to be living in poverty than homeowners. In the report, they predict private rental costs to rise 90%, twice as fast as income. Joseph Rowntree Rent Predictions […]

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EU Mortgage Proposals for Accidental Landlords

David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com thinks the latest EU proposal for mortgages which will affect accidental landlords is nonsensical. EU Mortgage Proposals for Accidental Landlords As you may know. buy-to-let mortgages are currently not regulated, unlike mainstream residential mortgages. The thinking is that landlords are “business” borrowers – and being such clever people, they therefore need less supervision. (Obviously, whoever made […]

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