Westminster council is launching a public consultation to renew its borough-wide Additional Licensing Scheme for smaller HMOs – with landlords expected to pay £1,540 for a licence to operate.
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Affordable UK towns where buy-to-let investors are seeing fast returns
In 2025, affordability and rental yield are topping the priority list for savvy buy-to-let investors.
Read MoreRenters Rights Bill – date set for final stage
Government business managers have agreed the date for the final stage of the Renters Rights Bill to be considered by MPs.
Read MoreLandlords face national insurance hike on rental income: Report
The Treasury is considering increasing taxes on landlords by adding national insurance on rental income ahead of the Chancellor’s autumn budget.
Read MoreAgency tells landlords that pet-friendly lets in high demand
It’s International Dog Day today – August 26 – and an estate agency is giving advice to landlords on how to pet-proof their properties.
Read MoreLabour’s tax proposals leave landlords paying stamp duty surcharge
Labour’s controversial proposals under consideration for the reform of property taxation appear to be leaving landlords high and dry – and paying the stamp duty surcharges they already face.
Read MoreNew BTL mortgage deals for UK landlords
There are more fresh offerings in the UK’s buy to let mortgage sector as lenders roll out competitive products tailored for landlords.
Read MoreFour Renters Rights Bill details you may have missed
With Parliament in Recess for the summer, the Renters’ Rights Bill is now set to be passed into law in early September.
Read MoreLandlords should be free to set their own rents’, says leading Tory figure
A former Tory minister has argued that landlords must be allowed to charge whatever rent the market will bear.
Read MoreLeasehold scandal means flats out of favour with Buy To Let investors
New research from LRG, the agency group previously known as Leaders Romans, reveals that leasehold structures are creating a growing barrier to progress in the rental sector, limiting upgrades, pushing landlords away from flats, and lowering tenant confidence in how buildings are managed.
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