RLA victory on licensing scheme

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Licensing conditions for Liverpool landlords have been changed following complaints from the Residential Landlords Association.
Liverpool City Council has modified the conditions in its selective licensing scheme following a review, which came about as a result of a letter from the RLA, its co-regulation partner.
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Landlord survey to assess state of the PRS

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The Residential Landlords Association has launched its quarterly survey on the state of the PRS – focusing on the areas of tax and finance. The short survey will take around 10 minutes to complete and includes questions on issues including the Government’s recent tax changes. The findings will help the RLA better understand the key […]

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CML warns of excessive buy-to-let rules

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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CNL), in its submission to a Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consultation exercise on possible further lending restrictions, has warned the PRA (part of the Bank of England) to beware of imposing too many restrictions on buy-to-let lending. Buy-to-Let mortgage applications have already been subject to increasing scrutiny says CML where […]

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Call of the week – Brexit and Right to Rent

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After the referendum result, the RLA’s Landlord Advice Team has received a number of calls regarding the impact of Brexit on the PRS. Usually this is about how it affects the Right to Rent legislation.
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New House Price Index

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A new combined House Price Index (HPI) has been launched by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – The monthly report shows average house prices, a House Price Index (HPI) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This replaces the previous House Price Indices produced separately by ONS and Land Registry. The index is a […]

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What to Do when the Tax Hikes Bite

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Times are tough for landlords right now. The demand for rental property is high, but the government seems determined to drive smaller investors out of the market by introducing tax hikes. As of 2017, landlords can no longer claim mortgage interest tax relief and anyone buying a second property has to pay 3% Stamp Duty […]

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RLA launches tax and finance survey

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The RLA has launched its quarterly survey on the state of the PRS – focusing on the areas of tax and finance. The short survey will take around 10 minutes to complete and includes questions on issues including the Government’s recent tax changes. The findings will help us provide an up-to-date understanding of the key […]
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Tenants face rent bombshell

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Rent hikes are inevitable unless MPs move to halt the Government’s unfair tax-grab targeting private landlords.
Government plans to tax landlords on their income rather than after allowances – part of the loss of mortgage interest relief – has brought a warning from the Residential Landlord’s Association that inevitable rent increases could make tenants the victims of the government’s tax changes.
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Landlords' finances are at their healthiest in nearly 10 years

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A recent study by LSL Property Services found that landlords’ finances are at their healthiest in nearly 10 years. Surprisingly, given recent changes, the figures have shown that buy-to-let mortgage arrears have dropped dramatically since the last quarter of 2015 and are at their lowest level since the back end of 2007. In the survey […]

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Brexit vote stalls UK’s biggest buy-to-let property sale

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The economic turmoil following the shock Brexit vote is hampering one of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let landlords in his attempt to sell 900 rented homes. Fergus Wilson, a private buy-to-let landlord who has been mired in controversy for years, has had his attempts to sell his entire portfolio of around 900 residential properties to foreign […]

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