News Archive: 2009: buy to let
23, 2009 December:
Mydeposits.co.uk price freeze
Mydeposits.co.uk has upped the stakes in the tenancy deposit protection price war, by cutting the VAT on deposit protection, freezing all prices at 2009 levels...
22, 2009 December:
UK rents fall for Christmas
Average rent dropped back 1.3% in December, according to the FindaProperty.com Rental Index...
21, 2009 December:
2009: a look back at landlords
The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private-residential landlords in the UK, looks back at the ups and downs in the private-rented sector over the last year...
Seasonal slowdown: rents at May levels
Following six months of rising rents and falling stock levels, the UK rental market experienced a drop of 1.3% in asking rents according to the December FindaProperty.com Rental Index. The average UK rent is now £820pcm, down from £831pcm in November and 3% down on the same time in 2008 (£845). This rent reversal means that UK rents are now at the same level they were at the start of the rental recovery in May...
Review of property inspections
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) and the Audit Commission have signalled a fundamental review of the approach to inspections to better target landlords with performance challenges and where tenants may be getting unsatisfactory services from their landlord...
18, 2009 December:
Landlords reveal legislative angst
Landlords have been airing their grievances over burdensome legislation and according to BDRC's latest quarterly survey, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are front runners...
17, 2009 December:
What were landlord returns in 2009?
In 2010 average total annual UK returns for landlords will hit £16,000: rental income to remain steady while house prices will rise by 5% ...
Water review runs hot and cold
Landlord body, the British Property Federation (BPF), expressed satisfaction with the results of a major review of water charging this week. Earlier this year it was proposed that landlords could face being automatically liable for the unpaid water bills of their tenants...
16, 2009 December:
2009 vs 2010 for second home owners
2009 has been a year of highs and lows for British owners of holiday homes - many of those already on the second home ladder have seen the intrinsic value lying in their homes and increasing numbers have started letting out their second homes -so let's check out the switch of mindset in the UK...
15, 2009 December:
UK landlords: confidence on the up
Upad's Rental Confidence Index reveals an overall optimism in the buy-to-let market - over half (58 percent) of the UK's landlords are feeling more confident about the buy-to-let market in December 2009, than they did last month, according to the latest poll from Upad.co.uk...
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