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5 tips on how to be a successful Airbnb host

If you want to provide a successful Airbnb service, you must think thoroughly about your marketing strategy to attract your

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Buy-to-let tax

Basic tax payers are charged 18% CGT on buy to let second properties. Higher or additional rate tax payers are charged 28%.

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Buy-to-let mortgages: how do they work

Property owners who are looking to purchase property to rent it out would need a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage. This blog will discuss

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Section 24 in 2023

A petition, in response to the changes under Section 24, has gained over 29,000 signatures. This petition calls for the reversal of the

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Renters Reform Bill

Last year, housing Secretary Michael Gove announced that the Renters’ Reform Bill would be implemented in 2023. This bill will put

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Halifax House Price Index

On 6 January 2023, Halifax published its December House Price Index. The house price index revealed that average house prices

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4 Tenant and Property owner trends for 2023

Although renting is generally associated with younger individuals, it is predicted that there will be more older tenants in 2023. Recently

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Private rented sector- changing EPC rules

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C or above will be a requirement for all newly-rented properties by 2025

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Tenancy deposits and deposit schemes

Property owners can request a deposit from tenants to cover any potential damage or rent arrears. However, property owners are unable

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Predictions for the lettings industry in 2023

According to Goodlord, an award-winning lettings platform, experts are predicting an increased rate of fraud in 2023. In the past

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Tenants leaving early

Tenants are required to remain your tenants until the end of the specified date in the tenancy agreement. However, there may

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DWP Tenants- Housing Benefit

A Department of Social Security (DSS) or Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tenant is one that claims housing benefits from

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