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Earlier this week the HMRC announced that they are launching a new online tutorials aimed specifically at those who work in the private rental sector. A few years ago it was revealed that the HMRC was owed millions of pounds by those in the private rental sector as many landlords had failed to fill in their self-assessment forms properly. So what does the HMRC’s new scheme mean for landlords and how can you stay on the right side of them?
How Landlords can prepare for the next General Election – Over the past few weeks PropertyQuoteDirect has mentioned the next General Election in a number of our blog and news articles, mainly due to the fact that whatever happens in the next twelve months will have a huge impact on the private rental sector. Therefore, it is wise for landlords to start protecting their businesses now, however how can this be done and what changes do landlords realistically need to protect themselves against? Here, PropertyQuoteDirect […]
Win a Cath Kidston Teacup and Saucers Set! – Here at PropertyQuoteDirect we know that landlords generally spend most of their time looking after other peoples’ homes, which doesn’t give them much time to focus on their own. This is why we are giving away a Cath Kidston Teacup and Saucers Set to one lucky winner on Facebook!
The welfare reforms have been discussed at length in the news recently, mainly due to the fact that they are affecting thousands of people across the UK. The coalition government claim that the whole point of the welfare reforms is to make the benefit system fairer, however a number of schemes have already put some people in danger of losing their homes. Here, PropertyQuoteDirect looks at the issue in further detail:
With the risk of flooding being very real for many at the moment, it is important as a landlord that you have done all you can to protect your investment as well as your tenants. This is why PropertyQuoteDirect has put together a guide on the best ways of ensuring you are as well prepared for the floods as possible.
Obviously, the main point of flood proofing is to keep water out or at least as much as you can. If your properties are flooded then […]
With phase two of the Help to Buy scheme recently launched there is some confusion as to what is on offer and who is eligible for what. With this in mind we have come up with a guide so landlords can find out what buyers can get from the scheme and how this may alter the market in the next couple of years.
The second phase of the Help to Buy scheme was launched earlier on in the year, which means that properties worth up to […]
London Assembly calls for rental reform – The London Assembly is proposing significant changes to the way the private rented sector is regulated and managed in London.
The Assembly, which works alongside the Mayor of London, wants to see rents controlled in the capital, longer tenancies and registration of landlords. Assembly member Len Duvall said that reform is needed to ensure that the capital’s housing conditions do not return to ‘Dickensian squalor’.
Here at PropertyQuoteDirect we know that landlords love to make things look their best and have a taste for those little luxuries. So we are giving away a Molton Brown Travel Kit to one lucky Facebook winner in our Father’s Day competition – perfect to treat yourself or your dad with!
To be in with a chance of winning this prize all you have to do is like our Facebook page, click on the […]
Landlords and Mortgages
Over the past few months there have been numerous news stories regarding the Bank of Ireland and how they have implemented massive interest rate increases for the majority of their tracker and variable mortgages. We have also heard that some landlords are starting to struggle when it comes to interest only mortgages, as many have failed to budget in order to pay back the loan once the interest only term is over. So here we look at the importance of mortgages for landlords […]
Here at PropertyQuoteDirect we know that many landlords will soon be looking for ways to improve the gardens of all their properties, however this often doesn’t leave them time to look after their own!
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