It appears the relentless campaigning and endless meetings with Government and Treasury officials by the RLA and other landlord bodies regarding George Osborne’s disastrous Section 24 policy have fallen on deaf ears.  The legislation that will remove mortgage interest as a legitimate business expenses for private landlords over the next four years will go ahead.  The ...

The Government is planning to bring in changes to the HMO licensing requirements next year. Its proposals include removing the three-storey rule, applying a minimum room size of 6.52 sq metres for one person and 10.23 square metres for two people, licensing for all properties with 5 or more people and to flats above and below shops and other business premises.  It is estimated ...

An RLA survey of more than 1,000 landlords has revealed that a quarter have either sold or are in the process of selling one of their rental properties as a result of the Government’s plan to change mortgage interest relief and tax them on income rather than profit. This means many landlords on the basic rate of income tax will find themselves pushed into a higher rate ...