Further Threat to Buy-to-Let Market Means It May Be Time to Sell Apart from George Osborne’s punitive policies, one of the biggest threats to private landlords in recent times has been the advent of Build to Rent. And while the Buy to Let sector is in decline, this newer approach appears to have galvanised major… Read more »
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Slow Scottish Economy Paints Bleak Picture for Landlords
Slow Scottish Economy Paints Bleak Picture for Landlords The signs are not good. The Scottish economy is lagging behind the rest of the UK. Rental incomes north of the border did not grow at all in the year to February 2017, while rising by 2.1% elsewhere in the UK, states a survey. New tax changes… Read more »
Smaller Buy-to-Let Landlords Face Further Pressure from Big Boys
Smaller Buy-to-Let Landlords Face Further Pressure from Big Boys 2017 is a quarter gone and already landlords, particularly those who have invested in buy-to-let property, find themselves under more intense pressure than ever. Let’s set aside for the moment the terrible damage done to the sector by successive Budgets, because the negative impact of George… Read more »
Has the Buy-to-Let Bubble Burst?
Has the buy-to-let bubble burst? There are many indicators which suggest that the good times have gone and that tomorrow’s investor in residential property will face a rocky road. For a start, the number of buy-to-let mortgages available is falling. This is a reaction to lower demand, which is fueled by punitive new taxes and… Read more »
Further Pressure on Rental Market Means the Time May Be Right to Sell
Further Pressure on Rental Market Means the Time May Be Right to Sell Demand for rental properties in the UK fell 19% month on month to a two year low at the end of 2016, the latest figures show. The data from the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that in December 2016 there were… Read more »
New Year, New Threat for Buy-to-Let Market
New Year, New Threat for Buy-to-Let Market The new year will usher in a new challenge for Buy to Let landlords. Build to Rent. This is an American concept which is set to dominate the country’s property market pretty much in the way McDonalds, KFC and others have swept through the fast food industry. In… Read more »
Hammond’s Autumn Statement Increases Pressure on Landlords
Hammond’s Autumn Statement Increases Pressure on Landlords To state that Buy-to-let landlords are feeling underwhelmed after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week is a massive understatement. Property owners were hoping beforehand that Philip Hammond would abolish or reduce the Stamp Duty increase and forthcoming changes to mortgage interest relief which had been introduced by his… Read more »
Forced Rental Increases Mean the Time May be Right to Sell Your Property
Forced Rental Increases Mean the Time May be Right to Sell Your Property One of the most difficult aspects of renting out property is ensuring that your tenants are up to date with their payments. If things go drastically wrong and arrears mount up it can often take up to six months to regain possession… Read more »
Landlords Vow to Fight on Against Tenant Tax
Landlords Vow to Fight on Against Tenant Tax Landlords who have joined together to protest against changes in taxation for buy-to-let investors have vowed to fight on despite a court set-back. Axe the Tenant Tax, an umbrella organisation, had hired Cherie Blair QC to represent them in their quest for a Judicial Review. However, their… Read more »
A Tax Too Far for Buy-to-Let Investors
A Tax Too Far for Buy-to-Let Investors For some months now, we have been writing about the financial dangers facing the buy-to-let industry. Now, increasing numbers of commentators have woken up to the issues. These threats to the livelihood of investors in residential property have come from the introduction of heavy taxation by both the… Read more »
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