Maintenance and tenant issues put pressure on landlord profits

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Nine in ten landlords reported making a profit, but many spend a significant portion of their gross rental income maintaining their properties, Paragon Bank claims.

Whilst some landlords reported making a profit, a survey by the bank reveals profits have fallen for landlords dealing with tenant problems such as eviction and rent arrears.

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Landlord Wants Higher Rent After Learning I Work From Home – Is This Even Legal?

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When I moved into my flat 11 months ago, I was working full time in a local hair salon. In my spare hours I wrote a small blog, just for fun.

The blog unexpectedly took off and within a year it is now making enough money for me to leave the salon and focus on it full time.

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Whole of Life Insurance for Landlords | Keep Your Portfolio Bankable

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Whole of Life Insurance for Landlords

How to keep your portfolio bankable when life happens.

Picture the scene. Your portfolio is humming along, rents are in, the portfolio is running smoothly, and your family is comfortable with the plan.

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85% LTV Buy-to-Let F1 product for Landlords: Foundation Home Loans

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If you’ve been keeping an eye on the buy-to-let mortgage market, you’ll know that products allowing you to borrow at 85% loan-to-value (LTV) are very rare nowadays. Well, things have just got interesting.

Foundation Home Loans, a specialist buy-to-let lender

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Labour leads as biggest party of landlord MPs amid calls for ban

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The London Renters Union is demanding a ban on MPs as landlords after data reveals Labour has the highest number of landlord MPs.

Data from The i, based on the register of members’ interests, shows that 38 Labour MPs earn more than £10,000 a year in rental income.

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Historic Growth and the Hidden IHT Trap Often Overlooked by UK Landlords

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Did you know that the average UK house price has increased more than 140 times in the last seventy years? In 1952, the typical home cost just over £1,800. By 2024, it was over £260,000.

(Source: Nationwide House Price Index

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Landlords face rising challenges amid new legislation claims NRLA

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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) warns landlords are under mounting pressure to keep up with multiple pieces of legislation targeting the private rented sector (PRS).

The NRLA surveyed its members for the second Landlord Eye survey

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Case Study: One Mixed-Use Purchase, Three Strategic Outcomes

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From One Deal, Three Outcomes: How a Strategic Investor Used Mixed-Use SDLT, Lease Restructuring, and a SSAS to Build Long-Term Value

Structuring smarter: one transaction, three assets, and a long-term legacy

Seeing Potential Others Missed

When James spotted a mixed-use freehold property for sale

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Insurer launches pet damage policy for landlords ahead of Renters’ Rights Bill

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A new landlord pet damage policy has been launched to provide financial protection for landlords against damage caused by tenants’ pets.

The provider, Total Landlord Insurance, says the move is in response to the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill.

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Homelessness minister quits over tenant rent hike allegations

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Rushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, has stepped down from her role following allegations of her handling of a rental property in east London, Downing Street has confirmed.

The controversy arose when Ms Ali, a key figure in promoting the Renters’

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