Buy-to-let landlords are being hit by higher interest rates, higher costs and a less friendly tax regime.
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Landlords: 7 things you must do to survive the Renters’ Rights Bill onslaught
Landlords: 7 things you must do to survive the Renters’ Rights Bill onslaught
Tom Entwistle gives his tips on surviving and thriving in the buy-to-let business after the new bill becomes law.
Read MoreIs buy-to-let getting too hard?
It’s a strange conundrum. While it might seem logical to try to get more landlords competing to drive down renting costs, it seems like the new government is happy to make things more difficult for landlords
Read MoreBuy-to-let mortgage rates continue to improve for landlords
Although the Bank of England has held its base rate steady, lenders are getting ahead of the competition leading to falling buy-to-let mortgage rates.
Read MoreHow buy-to-let landlords selling up can recoup capital gains tax AND boost their pension in one move
With the Autumn Budget looming large in the minds of landlords, some have decided to sell up in order to avoid higher costs now and a possible capital gains tax raid in future.
Read MoreMortgage AND rent paid by almost half of first time buyers
Some 45% of first time buyers have to pay both rent and mortgage payments at the same time because they cannot align the end of their rental contract with the purchase of their new home.
Read MoreGeneration Rent back on warpath demanding Labour rent controls
The leader of tenant activist group Generation Rent has renewed calls for the Labour government to introduce rent controls.
Read More‘I’m Selling 35 Homes’: Landlords Struggling, but Public Says ‘Good Riddance’
It’s a tough time for landlords, with new legislations, CGT tax rises, incorporation challenges, EPC requirements, The Renters Rights Bill and mounting financial pressures, there’s no surprise that many landlords are looking to sell.
Read MoreLandlord fined £5,000 after failing to get HMO licence
A landlord in Colchester has been handed a £5,000 civil penalty notice for failing to license his unsafe HMO.
Following a complaint made one of the tenants, the council’s private sector housing team discovered that a family of four and two unrelated men were living in a four-bedroom flat.
Read MoreIs Buy-To-Let Still Worth It?
Higher borrowing costs, a reduction in tax relief on additional homes, plus more stringent requirements for landlords under the new Renters’ Rights Bill, are combining to take much of the shine off buy-to-let as an investment.
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