Election dilemma: the devil you know or don’t?

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This election, is it the devil you know better or worse than the devil you don’t?

Not having made law, the Renters Reform Bill, appallingly drafted and ill thought out, can be either quietly dropped or reworked to work with and not against/to crucify landlords if the Conservatives retain power.

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Tenants increasingly stay put while homeowners move more frequently

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Homeowners are moving more frequently, while tenants in the private rented sector (PRS) are staying put for longer, research reveals.

According to Zero Deposit, renters are staying in their home for an average of 4.3 years, which is 12% longer than 10 years ago.

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Interest Rates – The Next 18 Months

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If you blinked this week, or if you just don’t follow the Central Banks of the World more closely (what are you playing at?) then you might have missed the fact that the Bank of Canada, and the European Central Bank

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Tenant broken shower door?

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Hi, was wondering if anyone has had a similar issue. My tenant has broken the shower door, not sure how or why, but its happened. I have tried to find a replacement shower door, but have struggled, the only option is to replace the shower enclosure at a cost.

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Generation Rent hits out at Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative

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Generation Rent has criticised Labour’s newly announced ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative which aims to help more than 80,000 young adults move out of their parental homes and onto the property ladder within the next five years.

However, the tenants’

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Great news for landlords looking to sell as buyer demand for portfolios soars throughout June

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After a week of bad news for landlords, with the Telegraph reporting the story of banks repossessing all 57 homes from a landlord who lost £25M in assets, plus the pending worry of what a Labour government might have to rent reforms

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Stamp Duty on a block of 10 flats

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I’m looking to buy a block of 10 flats and I’m a bit confused about how much SDLT I will need to pay. It appears there are several options.

The flats are all identical and I can purchase the whole block for £2,000,000 including the freehold and all 10 leases.

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Derelict land is the key to London’s housing crisis

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London’s housing crisis could be eased by building on vast swathes of unused brownfield land, according to new research. 

The analysis by SBA Property Management, found that the capital has enough derelict land to accommodate at least 414,273 new homes.

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Angela Rayner tells Shelter: Labour will ban no-fault evictions

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Angela Rayner has promised a Labour government will immediately end Section 21.

Ms Rayner claims the Tories “have completely failed a generation of renters” by not passing the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Housing charity Shelter met Ms Rayner in Darlington on the general election campaign trail.

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TMW and MFS launch new tools for landlords

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The buy to let market for landlords is receiving a boost with new offerings from both The Mortgage Works (TMW) and Market Financial Solutions (MFS).

The Mortgage Works, a specialist BTL lender, is launching a new tool specifically designed to help brokers working with portfolio landlords.

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