The Times has highlighted a First-Tier tribunal ruling that overturned a decision to charge the additional 3% stamp duty for a second property, because it was not deemed suitable to be used as a dwelling on the date of purchase.
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We are delighted to offer two amazing opportunities within this high specification refurbishment, in the sought after L25 postcode of Gateacre.
We have been able to secure discounted prices exclusively for our investors. The spacious 2-bed apartment i…
Sorry last property now sold
We are delighted to offer our investors one final opportunity to invest at this fantastic Newton Road development in St Helens, near Liverpool.
Having already sold 6 plots at this popular development, and we have been offer…
Dear Information Commissioner,
DWP are disclosing multiple tenants’ National insurance numbers to me.
I am also copying in some of the Universal Credit UC staff that I have been sending the below to, some quite high up people actually
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Private landlord, Rob Bloor, has received a payout of £100,000 by Doncaster Council after he threatened to take the council to court over alleged slander. This was reported in the Doncaster Free Press yesterday.
Mr Bloor alleges the council had slander…
Please see this BBC iplayer link for the Inside Out North East episode 25th Febuary.
It shows an environmental health officer inspecting problem properties. At 9.14 mins you get the council view acknowledging licensing plans could put rents up!
The pos…
James asked ….
I asked some accountants about the directors loan in a company and they said you could gift the directors loan as a potentially exempt transfer for IHT purposes (tick! 😊) but that from the moment
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This furnished holiday let investment opportunity is based on an operational holiday resort based in Cornwall – a popular tourist destination for British and overseas holidaymakers alike. As the site is successfully trading, the developer is looking to…
It has just been announced that the Government are holding a consultation on the enforcement of possession orders.
At present there are two routes to possession; the High Court route and the County Court route, both with different legislative and admin…
A new free training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes, has been released by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS).
Deposit Disputes is an online training module…
I have an ex tenant, who faced with the prospect of a confirmed court hearing under section 8 ground 8 has voluntarily terminated the tenancy AFTER the hearing date has been set. What are the advantages (if any) of continuing with the court action bear…
If you have 15 or more properties do you pay the normal rate of Stamp Duty or is it the higher rate with the 3% surcharge?
When the changes regarding Stamp Duty were first being discuss it was mentioned that if you had 15 properties or more you would o…
Just to let you know, Lambeth Council are seeking views from tenants in the PRS in the borough. I’ve pasted an excerpt below and the story can be found if you click here
I’m curious to know what additional support and advice the council are…
I’m only aware of one bad tenants database and I would like to know whether there are any others?
http://www.landlordreferencing.co.uk is the bad tenants database I have used in the past, but bad tenants names rarely appear when it is searched.
T…
Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the pin Clapham Meeting property networking event Tuesday 5th March 2019.
The event will start at 6:00pm u…
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