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Mar
9

Oxford landlord fined £21,695 for overcrowding

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Health & Safety: An Oxford landlord has been fined £21,695 for letting an unlicensed and poorly-maintained house which is classed as a house in multiple occupation (HMO). Following visits from Oxford City Council housing officers, Mr Asad Shazad, of Moorbank, Oxford, has appeared before Oxford Magistrates’ Court charged with failing to obtain an HMO licence […]

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Mar
8

Rent a room allowance review hidden in budget small print

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The government will review the way rent a room relief operates – in what appears to be a bid to tackle the rise of short term lettings. People renting out rooms in their homes to lodgers can currently earn £7,500 tax free under the scheme. However people offering short terms lets through sites such as […]

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Mar
8

 Spring Budget – a lost opportunity

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The Chancellor has spoken. But not about housing. Today’s budget was devoid of any mention of housing issues, or indeed the housing crisis itself, with no new cash committed to initiatives to boost the supply of homes or ease the burden on the country’s PRS landlords. Despite hundreds of RLA members contacting their MP and […]

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Mar
8

Spring Budget 2017 – Tax Changes

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BREAKING: The main tax changes announced by Spreadsheet Phil in today’s Budget are as follows: Making Tax Digital The Government will provide an extra year, until April 2019, before Making Tax Digital is compulsory for unincorporated businesses and landlords with turnover below the VAT threshold. This will provide them with more time to prepare for […]

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Mar
8

Should the many suffer because of a few?

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Landlord Licensing: Does Nottingham City Council really need to punish 000’s of tenants across the city, for the actions of the inconsiderate few? There is no argument about the need to raise standards in the private rented sector and to target criminal landlords. Although significant numbers of tenants are happy with the condition of their […]

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Mar
7

Is it time for a Spring safety check on your rental properties?

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Spring is just around the corner so why not freshen up your knowledge and ensure that your properties are fully safe, legal and secure with our property safety checklist; the RLA Safe and Secure Home. Landlords are under increasing obligation to ensure their properties are compliant with current Health and Safety laws and in a […]

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Mar
7

Landlords looking to avoid tax changes…

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Commercial Loans: More landlords have been moving to take out non-buy-to-let commercial loans to fund their property investments in a move to avoid the coming tax changes which mean that claiming tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages payments will be curtailed starting in April this year. Recent research by the National Landlords Association (NLA) shows that […]

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Mar
6

Landlords unlikely to rent to under-21s following benefit cut

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Landlords are calling on the government to back down on plans to cut housing benefit for 18-21s as research shows the extent of harm it will cause. According to a survey of more than 1,000 landlords by the Residential Landlords Association, 76 per cent fear this measure will leave under 21s unable to pay their […]

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Mar
6

Cloud based landlord software?

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I am looking for a cloud based software to run my family portfolio of properties. I use spreadsheets mainly, but find it confusing to split sensibly the costs and so time consuming! I wondered if there was any new updates to the 2013 discussion that covered Quicken 2002, Xero, Landlord Property Portfolio Software. Any hints… Read more

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Mar
6

Legionnaires Disease Course – Wellingborough, Northants 31st March 2017

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Organiser: Chris Daniel – Landlords Masterclass What a landlord can expect to gain from our Legionnaires Disease course: To have the Legionnaires Disease duties and responsibilities of a landlord thoroughly but succinctly explained. A customised and abbreviated summary of around a hundred pages of HSE literature on the subject. [ Summary is 16 pages ]… Read more

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