Council offers to buy homes from private landlords
North Lanarkshire council in Scotland has offered to buy homes from private landlords in a bid to prevent homelessness by bolstering its supply of social housing.
Buy2Let Investment News
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Limited company incorporations surge 2.5 times in 12 months
Buy-to-let firm GetGround has seen a 2.5x increase in the monthly number of limited company incorporations it facilitated in the 12 months to the end of August 2022.
Tenth of landlords to rely on rental profits as main income source
One in 10 landlords reaching retirement age expect income from their properties to be their biggest source of income for their pension years, Savills research shows.
Runaway house price growth and inflation in Turkey
If you think house prices have been out of control in the UK, things can get far more extreme – as Turkey’s house price inflation demonstrates.
NRLA: Landlords endangered by anti-social tenants under rental reform plans
Landlords would be put at risk by anti-social renters if rental changes like the ban on Section 21 evictions take place, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) warned.
Government consults on Decent Homes Standard
The government is consulting on its proposed Decent Homes Standard changes for the private rented sector.
London sees surge of new landlords
London has seen a surge of new landlords in the past five years, surpassing other regions of the UK, analysis from Total Landlord Insurance has found.
Campaign to curb Airbnb launches
A campaign calling for Airbnbs to be controlled with regulation has launched, spearheaded by existing campaign group Action on Empty Homes as well as the Greater Manchester Tenants Union.
The smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules – what you need to know
New smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules will come into force in England on 1 October 2022, as part of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
Virgin Money ups buy-to-let rates
Virgin Money is among the plethora of buy-to-let lenders increasing mortgage rates, albeit the lender is doing so at slower rate than the Bank’s interest rate hike of 0.50% from last month.
