BTL shake up - a major review of the private rented sector is on the cards
17th Nov 2007
UK Landlord's Clinic: A report on how to better regulate the private rental sector could lead to big changes affecting buy to let landlords and investors...
Tags: UK Property Investment

Rents on a roll - UK tenants are ready to pay more and gazumping is back!
9th Nov 2007
UK Landlord's Clinic: In the first of a two part series, we take a look at the state of the rental market in the UK. In this piece Tony Booth discovers the good news and takes a look at letting agents...
Tags: UK Property Investment

Licensed to rent - Discretionary licensing of converted flats is underway - are you affected?
30th Oct 2007
Landlords' Clinic: Some of the final aspects of the Housing Act 2004 are now coming into force with the discretionary licensing of certain converted flats in the private rented sector. Should you lose sleep?
Tags: UK Property Investment

Taxing Times - How to keep proper accounts and save money on your BTL investments
28th Sep 2007
Many property investment landlords lose valuable rental income simply because they don’t keep proper records...
Tags: Buy To Let

Guaranteed returns - buy to let landlords relying on guarantors need to be wary...
18th Sep 2007
UK Landlord's Clinic: There has been a substantial increase over the last few years in the number of landlords relying on guarantor agreements. Unfortunately, enforcing a guarantor agreement can sometimes be difficult...
Tags: Buy To Let

Chaos reigns - Tenancy deposit protection schemes threaten simple off the shelf tenancy contracts
22nd Aug 2007
UK Landlord's Clinic: The three tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes have been up-and-running for four months now and, despite a few teething problems, landlords and agents seem to be slowly getting to grip with the new rules. However...
Tags: Buy To Let

Cash conscious - A £5,000 fine awaits landlord property developers who don't play by the new tax rules
9th Aug 2007
UK Landlord's Clinic: Landlords that plan extensive repairs to their buy-to-let properties could fall foul of a new crackdown on the cash economy planned by the Treasury.
Tags: UK Property Investment

Watch out! The taxman's about - and he's checking on BTL landlords
4th Jul 2007
The Inland Revenue is at it again - now they admit to scouring the newspapers for letting advertisements to see whether landlords have registered their income...
Tags: Buy To Let