Government Policy on the Private Rented Sector is Not Joined Up
Sometimes government policy doesn’t seem to join up too well – with different policies apparently conflicting with each other. Two good examples are (1) the lending activities of state owned banks...
View ArticleBuy to Let Mortgages and Tenants on Benefits
Some mortgage lenders still don’t let landlords who have mortgage loans with them to let their properties to tenants who are on benefits. Many private landlords are reluctant to let to tenants who are...
View ArticleLocal Housing Allowance and More Changes to Policy
David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com explains the “work arounds” and the sleights of hand involved in the latest changes in Local Housing Allowance funding. The government has just voted to cap...
View ArticleScottish Landlords Registration Scheme Fails and Implications for the Rest of...
David Lawrenson of PRS consultancy www.LettingFocus.com shows how government seems to be failing to learn from past experiments to control the private rented sector – and calls for more robust...
View ArticleThe Future for Buy to Let Landlords
David Lawrenson of LettingFocus sees some positives from what appears to be a gloomy year for landlords. The Future for Buy to Let Landlords It’s been a funny year for so called “buy to let” landlords....
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