How to Understand Rent Repayment Orders – Housing and Planning Act

How to Understand Rent Repayment Orders – Housing and Planning Act

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 received Royal Assent in May 2016 and is gradually being commenced. A number of items affecting the private rented sector in England will - over time - be introduced through the Act including: banning orders database of rogue...

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HMRC Plans New Tax Burden for Landlords With Licences

HMRC Plans New Tax Burden for Landlords With Licences

Landlords face a new regulation threat as anyone letting a property with a local authority licence may have to prove they file tax returns before moving in a tenant. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is moving forward with efforts to tackle the black economy with a new...

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One in Five Homes Are Now Buy to Lets, Says Government

One in Five Homes Are Now Buy to Lets, Says Government

Buy to let has mushroomed from 10% of homes in the 1990’s to grab a 20% share in the latest English Housing Survey from the government’s Office of National Statistics. Essentially, the report reveals the number of buy to let homes has doubled since 2003. The latest...

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HMO Failures Lead To £250,000 In Fines And Landlord Jail Term

HMO Failures Lead To £250,000 In Fines And Landlord Jail Term

Landlords and letting agents have been handed suspended jail sentences and almost £250,000 in fines and costs for failing to manage rented properties in recent weeks. In Luton, Bedfordshire, a landlord and letting agents were fined over £26,000 for a string of housing...

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