Landlord Guides

The number of international students is expected to rise faster in the UK than anywhere else in the world over the next few years, according to the British Council. In terms of numbers, student landlords can expect an increase of 30,000 potential tenants - a rise of 10% on cur

Rising costs on wholesale money markets are throttling buy to let and HMO mortgage lending, according to the latest borrowing figures. The availability of loans is shrinking month by month, with lenders running out of money mainly because of the Eurozone debt crisis. Mortg

Chancellor George Osborne is shocked that some student landlords are cutting their tax bills by exploiting common legal loopholes. HM Revenue & Customs showed Osborne 20 anonymous tax returns filed by some of Britain’s wealthiest individuals - and he was surprised they saved £

Landlords need to watch out for two major law changes that alter their obligations with tenants from April 6, 2012. The government has drafted new tenancy deposit protection laws to plug the fiasco of the current legislation which limits how tenants can claim compensation from

Commercial property consultants are urging landlords to convert empty offices in to homes for students to help solve the housing shortage. As three multimillion pound deals for unwanted offices destined to become student flats have completed in Nottingham, the firm, Jones Lang