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There’s no question it’s been a tough start to the year, not just for individuals but also for businesses and specific...

In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...

The UK government has legally committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. That’s going to require a huge effort and significant...

Although the recent election was indisputably dominated by the Brexit question, the fact is that there’s far more to managing the...

The UK has a chronic undersupply of housing. This is not news; it’s just a statement of a fact which has...

On the one hand “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it”, seems like common-sense advice, especially when making a change and...

These days, renting isn’t just for younger adults, but it’s probably fair to say that younger adults are natural renters. It’s...

Liverpool and Manchester are both recognised as great destinations for property investors. Property is (still) very affordable and both cities have...

When people think of Manchester these days, possibly their first thought is of its thriving economy and the opportunities it now...

These days, housing probably ranks right up with the NHS and education as a political battleground and over recent years, politicians...

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...

In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to...

Consumer organization Which? recently undertook a mystery-shopping exercise at 20 letting agents in England and Wales and unearthed some disappointed results,...

The North West has long since ceased to be an “inside tip” amongst forward-looking property investors. It’s now one of the...

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

As a landlord, you may have purchased a flat for the purposes of subletting, but are you actually allowed to rent...

If you’ve been reading about the Manchester property market, then you will probably have read that overall sales volumes have fallen...

Despite Brexit, homebuyers, including buy-to-let investors, in the north of England are showing much more confidence than those in the south. Since...

It is common knowledge (and common sense) that university towns and cities are full of people who are natural renters. This...

Winter is now very definitely here and the weather is only going to get harsher, possibly a lot harsher, before spring...

Residential popery prices in Manchester have increased significantly in recent years, with research showing that the city outperformed all other core...

One of the government’s suggestions to help fix the UK’s “broken housing market” was to oblige landlords to offer tenancies with...

Liverpool has managed a very interesting and appealing double win, according to data from Hometrack. The city not only topped the list...

Good tenant selection can go a long way to reducing the likelihood that you will have to go through the eviction...

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...

Liverpool has once again been highlighted as an ideal destination for buy-to-let landlords seeking solid rental returns, this time by an...

Birmingham, a metropolitan borough and major city located in the West Midlands, has been awarded the title of the 6th best...

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...

Over recent times, politicians of all persuasions have been increasingly vocal about their sympathy for the plight of renters. So far,...

Glasgow or Edinburgh? Glasgow is a lot like Edinburgh, only more affordable. Obviously don’t make that comment if you’re actually talking...

Overseas family holidays are a relatively recent concept in the UK. They came about as a result of air travel becoming...

As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities and obligations that you need to stay on top of, in...

The UK buy-to-let property market has witnessed some extensive changes over the last couple of years, making the market much more...

Located in a central position of the UK, Nottingham is a fantastic city with a population of more than 350,000 people,...

Many buy-to-let landlords in the UK are often overwhelmed with confusion and fear whenever discussing or thinking about tax, as it...

As we grow older, we begin to think about life after work, and being to imagine how retirement may be for...

When the Bank of England increased the interest rate to 0.5% in late 2017, buy-to-let landlords throughout the UK felt the...

In recent years, cites within the north of the UK have become more and more popular within the property investment world,...

In recent times, Birmingham has widely been considered as one of the very best places to invest in, throughout the whole...

Changes to the way in which buy-to-let mortgages are assessed and sold has meant that those wishing to invest in property...

Over the next few months, it is anticipated that tens of thousands of private landlords in the UK will face struggles...

With 65,000 affordable new homes planned to be built in London per year, it would appear that the capital is offering...

The buy-to-let property market is currently experiencing a wave of reforms, with the government looking to alter the way in which...

A continuous increase in the number of cranes, hoardings and skyscraper frames around Manchester’s inner ring road is visual proof of...

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...

With the benefit of hindsight we always know, with painful clarity, which investments we should have bought and which we should...

  For many years, rent has been called “dead money” and young people have been urged to “get on the housing ladder”...