“This month marks the introduction of what is set to be one of the most punishing tax regimes in the western world” says Alan Ward, Chairman of the RLA (Residential Landlords Association).  The changes to mortgage interest relief are being phased in between now and 2020.  It will be several years before landlords feel the true impact. This assault on the sector will see ...

Two changes under the Housing & Planning Act come into force in April with the widening of Rent Repayment Orders and new Fixed Penalty Notices.  There is concern that landlords could be fined up to £30,000 without a court prosecution, be made to repay rent without a prosecution but still have to wait to evict tenants who may be in arrears or causing damage to their ...

The NLA (National Landlords Association) has analysed the Government’s English Housing Survey and has found that the reality of the PRS (private rented sector) is very different from the one that some portray of disgruntled tenants in conflict with greedy uncaring letting agents and landlords. The findings suggest that in 2015-16 the PRS accounted for 20% of households, of ...