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If you are a residential landlord you would be wise to check your position following a change in law that came into play on 1 October and has seen the maximum rent level for assured short hold tenancies quadruple to £100,000.
Prior to this cha...Posted on: 04/11/2010
The following document was supplied by Stephen Dunham of Dunham Consulting.
The release by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of Revenue & Customs (R&C) Brief 45/10 on 22 October 2010 clarifies HMRC’s view in relation to the availability...Posted on: 28/10/2010
I read the following article http://tinyurl.com/395heka in the September issue of Pensions Insight which discusses the uncertain UK commercial property market. I must say it does nothing to indicate a levelling out let alone a sustainable r...Posted on: 07/09/2010
I noticed these two articles below appearing in The Times on the 26 and 29 April and wondered why now?
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article7107912.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sec...Posted on: 05/05/2010
From 6 April 2010 local planning authorities are empowered – but not required – to levy a charge on most types of new development within their area. They can continue to enter into section 106 agreements necessary to enable developments t...Posted on: 04/05/2010
Foxtons has said that they will not appeal against the court ruling in favour of The Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The OFT is now intending to pursue letting agents that charge unfair commission payments to consumer landlords.
The High Court found t...Posted on: 23/02/2010
July 2010
Two parties exchanged contracts for a building sale.
The buyer arranged insurance with NFU and the seller continued to insure with HSBC.
Fire damaged the building but the buyer completed the transaction.
NFU paid...Posted on: 04/02/2010
So is there light at the end of the commercial property tunnel or is it just another train hurtling towards us?
Well if US Investment Bank JP Morgan is to be believed then the last scenario is the more likely. They identify that the big propert...Posted on: 23/09/2009
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