Foxtons delivers solid third quarter

Foxtons Group plc, London’s leading estate agency, today issued its trading update for the quarter ended 30 September 2018. The Group delivered a solid third quarter performance as the trends set out in July continued through the period. Nic Budden, CEO, said: “This was a solid quarter in a challenging market. Whether it’s securing a…

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Landlords: How to get more from your property.

For a lot of landlords renting out a property can be a big investment. You will want to get your property out there and make as much profit as possible. So if you find yourself asking “How do can I increase my income from my rented property?” – take a look at our tips below.…

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Tax relief cut is bad news for BTL

According to a new survey by Your Move and Reeds Rains, the reduction in tax relief is the reason that 50% of all landlords are currently looking to sell their buy-to-let (BTL) properties, the announced cut in tax relief for landlords to the 20 per cent basic rate has become a major factor for landlords…

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Property Managers: How much more are you expected to do?

The goalposts have shifted. An influx on new lettings laws introduced this October mean the role and remit of a property manager has changed yet again. While the Government want to make life for tenants and landlords more transparent, it becomes murkier and more complex for property managers. Even more rules to abide by and…

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Has letting property become a legal minefield

Today is an important day for both landlords and tenants, new pieces of legislation come into force for the protection of both, getting the message out to them is a task in itself, especially if we are talking about private landlords who run their business part time or live abroad and have no management agency…

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Licensing Welsh landlords and letting agents

Wales certainly appears to be leading the way when it comes to improving letting and management standards for those who rent private accomodation, this autumn the Welsh government will introduce a new law affecting all landlords and letting agents. A new registration and licensing scheme, a key part of The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 will…

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Cameron back at No.10

At the time of writing this post at 07.00am today the counts was as follows: Cons 320..Labour 243..SNP 56..Lib-Dem 9..others 22 This all points to David Cameron being back in No.10, however at this point in time it is still unsure whether Conservatives will have an overall majority or that they will be just short.…

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Shambles of a debate

Last night we had another of those TV debates, both party Leaders who are presently in Government were not involved, by the way that had been pre-agreed sometime prior. Well what I saw was no more than  a work place row, the three ladies were almost in agreement with each other most of the time…

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