The Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s law will cause increased costs for landlords and major disruption for tenants, warns industry body.
Read MoreLandlords face higher costs and tenants face disruption under Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s Law
Category: Real Estate
Landlords finally get some goods news as buy-to-let rates drop
Buy-to-let fixed rates have dropped to their lowest points since September 2022 and choice rose to a record high.
Read MoreHMO landlords face huge penalties and prison sentence if they fail to tackle waste disposal
A waste disposal expert claims HMO landlords could face £50,000 fines and a prison sentence if they fail to deal with fly-tipping at the end of a tenancy.
Read MoreLandlords warned about rise of ‘stopover tenants’
A new trend is sweeping the rental market and it’s leaving landlords reeling.
Read MoreBuy to let investment booms in the Midlands and North – Paragon
Landlords investing in rental property has shifted decisively towards the Midlands and northern regions, according to Paragon Bank.
Read MoreNew housing secretary ‘no friend of landlords’ speeches reveal
New Housing Secretary Steve Reed has a track record of lambasting landlords as a quick trawl through Hansard parliamentary records reveals.
Read MoreRenters’ Rights faces final hurdle – could landlords be left in limbo?
Monday will see the Renters’ Rights Bill return to the House of Commons for ‘ping pong’, the final stages before it moves into law.
Read MoreBanks are making it harder for landlords to buy houses
Landlords are seeing homes they are buying being down-valued by up to 50 per cent, industry experts are warning, amid concerns from lenders that they won’t make enough money from rent to cover their mortgage costs.
Read MoreNew fixed rates and BTL options from leading landlord lenders
Several buy to let lenders have rolled out updated borrowing choices aimed at supporting landlords with lower fixed mortgage rates and improved options.
Read MoreBroker insights report suggests 93,000 buy-to-let landlords to leave market this year
93,000 buy-to-let landlords will step away from the rental market this year, with up to 150,000 lost in the last two years in total, according to a recent survey of intermediaries.
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