Improving EPC ratings should have tax benefits
Tax changes to green home improvements would save landlords thousands of pounds when upgrading the EPC rating of their home.
Mortgages & Finance
Leaseholders frustrated by the waiting game game on reforms
The slow progress regarding the government’s reforms of the leasehold system is leaving leaseholders and potential buyers in limbo. At the start of the…
Propertymark calls for ‘housing court’ to improve the tenant evictions process
The organisation said the current routes to possession via the courts are slow, complex and costly, while the end of Section 21 could result in a surge of cases.
RICS: Housing market softened in July
Despite the softening impact of the minimum stamp duty threshold moving from £500,000 to £250,000, the lack of supply in the market is serving to uphold house price inflation.
West One agrees £500m funding facility
Bridging lender Enra Specialist Finance, trading as West One Loans, has received a raft of new funding.
Landlords face expensive EPC ratings struggle
Incoming rules around EPC ratings and gas boilers could make life very expensive for landlords in the coming years, as heat pumps are very expensive to install.
Developing properties – not just letting them – now firmly on the agenda for SE landlords
“It’s not sufficient anymore to buy a two-bedroom apartment and hang onto it for a couple of years – you may find you have to work a bit harder.”
People look to stretch their mortgage borrowing limits
While maximum loan-to-value is an important factor at the moment, in the buy-to-let space brokers are doing most to help first time landlords, followed by limited company landlords.
London experiencing major increase in landlord fines
Landlord fines are on the up in the capital, meaning those operating in London need to make sure they’re compliant with all the rules.
Property Investor Show making long-awaited return in October
The event is going ahead in October after organisers were forced to play the waiting game, as it has twice been rescheduled.
