The one last big mistake that Michael Gove is determined to make
Furthermore, the bill is the latest in a string of anti-landlord and anti-property investor policies that have punished second home...
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Meet the ‘homeless’ house-sitters – who are saving thousands on rent
Last autumn, Samantha Lassen and her boyfriend Tom Monti lived in a 10-bedroom mansion in Oxford, complete with a swimming...
what you can and can’t do
A couple’s attempt to rent a room in their family home – on the condition the prospective tenant babysits their...
‘My £3,000 tenancy deposit vanished – did my landlord steal it?’
Apparently you emailed the estate agent on April 3, 2020 to say you were struggling to pay the rent. You then agreed...
the latest trend in Britain’s broken property market
Almost half of first-time buyers in their 20s received a leg up from family, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Sick of missing rent on empty properties? You can guarantee your income
Rent guarantee schemes, also known as “rent-to-rent”, might sound great to landlords in theory – especially those who want little-to-no...
Three things landlords need to do to survive 2024
I have freely shared that I will only accept new tenants with guarantors, and I am now taking much longer...
How net zero fuelled Germany’s devastating house price crash
The past 12 months has been a rocky time for house prices. The personal finances of many buyers and sellers...
The war on landlords has backfired – and Britons are paying the price
A year ago, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon capped rents on existing tenancies at 3pc and placed a pause on...
Ryan Reynolds turns Welsh city into a property investment hotspot
Last year Wrexham became a city as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which has further raised its profile.Mr...
