Panorama highlights threat of criminal gangs targeting rental properties

Landlord eviction cases jumped 6% before the Renters’ Rights Act came into force last month, a leading law firm claims. LegalforLandlords says the increase occurred during the first three months of this year, ahead of the Act taking effect on 1st May. The timing of these increases is highly significant.” Sim Sekhon, Group Chief Executive…

The cheapest town to buy a three-bedroom house in the UK has been revealed by Zoopla, with an asking price of just £82,000. In Shildon, a quiet town in County Durham, ‘dual buyers’ can get onto the ladder with a value to earnings ratio of just 1.36. Homes in Shildon are three times cheaper than…

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) has warned that interest rate cuts are “off the table” in a blow to the property market. Many in the industry were hoping for a base rate cut or two in the next few months to give sales some impetus in the face of political uncertainty. Unknowns The…

An estate agent has made an unbelievable admission live on radio that he faked a doctor’s letter to trick his employer into giving him an automatic company car. The individual who was only named as ‘Sam’ from Edgeware in London appeared on a legal advice phone-in show on LBC. Show host Daniel Barnett (main image),…

The post Cut Taxes With Short-Term Rentals appeared first on Think Realty. Don’t forget to account for these savings when determining your ROI for different holding strategies. It is difficult to find deals that cashflow or offer a decent ROI in many markets. In addition, some markets are saturated with rentals, which puts downward pressure…

Former legal conveyancer and Countrywide agent, Alison James, has joined Butters John Bee as Estate Agency Director. Alison brings more than three decades of combined conveyancing and estate agency experience to the role, having spent nearly 16 years with Countrywide and 17 years prior in conveyancing, giving her a rare dual perspective of the property…