Landlords demand Rishi Sunak provides MORE financial help for pubs in next week’s Budget and say current support is not enough Campaign for Pubs has written an open letter to the Chancellor with demands Demands include a 12-month extension to the 5 per cent reduced VAT rate It also urges the Government to waive 50% of … Read more
The proportion of homes bought off-plan hit a six-year low in 2020 as landlords left the market – although there are signs homeowners may be warming up to the idea of buying a home before it is fully built. A third – or 33 per cent – of new-builds that completed in England and Wales … Read more
Landlords were some of the big winners on the stock market as offices and shopping centres gear up to reopen later this year. The commercial property market has been hammered since Britain first went into lockdown last March, with warehousing being the only sector that has really thrived. Since the Prime Minister’s Covid roadmap was … Read more
Brighton has retained its crown as the most profitable place to be a landlord for the second year running, new findings have claimed. Taking into account rental fees charged to tenants and landlord costs, buy-to-let investors in the seaside resort can make a monthly profit of around £570, insurance group CIA Landlord suggests. At the … Read more
Pets in lets: Government makes it harder to impose ‘blanket bans’ on tenants having animals – but landlords want to charge higher deposits The Government’s model rental contract now allows pets as the ‘default’ Landlords using it will need to provide a ‘good reason’ for not allowing animals The industry body says they should be … Read more
Universities in Sheffield and Manchester have become the first to scrap student accommodation fees during lockdown – after furious undergraduates threatened ‘rent strikes’ across the UK. The National Union of Students (NUS) has insisted it is ‘unacceptable’ that little support has been made available for those who travelled home for the holidays and have since … Read more
Pubs should be allowed to trade as off-licences during England’s third national lockdown to avoid them having to close for good, industry bosses claimed today. The Campaign for Real Ale has urged the Government to allow pubs to sell beer and cider in sealed containers for customers to take away and enjoy at home. Camra … Read more
Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began, according to new research. A survey of tenants for the National Residential Landlords Association, carried out by research consultancy, Dynata, suggested that seven per cent of all private renters had built arrears due to Covid. Whilst the average … Read more
The housing market has been on a rollercoaster in the pandemic this year, even briefly closing amid the first lockdown. It has been particularly tough on landlords and tenants, who were already facing increasing amounts of pressure due to tighter regulation and costs. The Government stepped in during March with a ban on tenant evictions … Read more
Matt Hancock today dodged questions over a ‘substantial meal’ loophole that could see pubs team up with takeaways in order to keep pulling pints. In the latest round of interviews involving ministers facing a grilling over food and pubs, the Health Secretary blanked questions on whether watering holes could use takeaway services as way to … Read more