Recent Articles in Buy to Let

How debt impacts renting a home - StepChange
Dec 5, 2018

Debt charity, StepChange (SC), has released a report looking at how its clients’ problem debt impacts on access to housing. In addition, affordability, security and the quality of their homes was reviewed when they were attempting to repay debt and/or stabilise their financial situation. Find out my thoughts.

Kate's comprehensive rental update - November 2018
Nov 20, 2018

What do latest indices tell us about the UK rental market?

Capital gains tax blow for accidental landlords
Nov 1, 2018

The Autumn Budget may not have contained any major shocks for landlords but there was some news which could affect tax planning in the future. Richard Grayson, of Nicholsons Chartered Accountants, takes a look at some of the main tax announcements.

Is the government going to give incentives for landlords in the next budget?
Oct 9, 2018

Since George Osborne and other MPs decided that buy-to-let landlords and the growth of the private rented sector is bad news for England, the sector has been penalised with a series of tax hikes and increased lettings legislation...

Industry review by independent academics calls for major reforms to ‘confused and contradictory’ regulations
Sep 10, 2018

Ten years after their seminal report on the private rental sector, Julie Rugg and David Rhodes have produced a review on how the industry has evolved over the past decade.