Blog

Here’s a summary of the parts of George Osborne’s Autumn Statement 2015 which affect the property market directly or otherwise. The major thing that will stand out to Buy-to-let landlords is the second major tax hike in less than a year, as Chancellor George Osborne...

Smoke Alarms With property regulation is constantly changing some for the better some not so… But from tomorrow, 1st October 2015, the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations come into effect. So what’s new? Well smoke alarms will need to be fitted...

Today was the first conservative budget since the party was elected and we’ve summarised the key items that affect the property market. Goerge Osbournse confirmed plans to reduce the benefits cap to ?23,000 in London and ?20,000 in the rest of the country. In a familiar...

A mandatory landlord licensing scheme is set to be introduced by the Conservative government in a surprise move. David Cameron announced last week that the current ?right to rent? trial established in the Midlands would be rolled out across the UK. He then suggested that a...

Property Market under the Conservatives… We now know that the conservatives have won the general election and will be in power for the next 5 years. It’s more or less confirmed that as investors, home owners, landlords etc. we can expect the following in some...

With the general election 2015 tomorrow the high-end property market has all but frozen, temporarily paralysed by uncertainty and the vagaries of potential policies such as Labour?s mansion tax. Summary of the intentions from each party on general aspects of property:...

Houses in multiple occupation, also known as houses of multiple occupancy, is a British English term which refers to residential properties where ?common areas? exist and are shared by more than one household. Further consultation has begun asking people for their views on the...

This afternoon George Osborne has announced a “Help to Buy ISA” for first-time buyers to give young couple and families the ability achieve the dream of home ownership despite the increased house prices seen over the last 18 months in many parts of the country. This...