“Landlords can meet higher standards, but they can’t do it while navigating an ever-changing maze of new costs and untested reforms. The Budget needs to steady the ground, not shake it further”– Siân Hemming-Metcalfe – Inventory Base With the Autumn Budget now just hours away, speculation is mounting that the Chancellor will use
The sometimes murky world of ‘property sourcing’ is under the spotlight again following a jail sentence for a fraudster who had claimed to be a property investor but instead scammed investors for at least £113,000. Jason Cunningham, of Cardigan, Wales, has been given a four-and-a-half-year sentence at Reading Crown Court following the ten-week trial which
Talking to friends and work colleagues, I have found that the majority of them have selected the local property tax (LPT) band below the recommended Revenue band. All agree that the Revenue one was correct, but they are not planning on selling at any time in the near to mid-future. If they do sell in
In 2013, when Boris Johnson was mayor of London, he famously informed the former French prime minister Alain Juppé that since London was home to some 250,000 French nationals, he had the honour of representing France’s sixth-biggest city. Juppé, at the time, was mayor of Bordeaux, with a constituency just shy of 240,000. Whether or
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its list on November 20 of deliberate tax defaulters, those who deliberately defaulted on tax exceeding £25,000. The latest update adds more than 160 individuals and businesses, including a vape importer, a waste broker, property developers and online retailers. In each case, HMRC said they failed to fully disclose their default to HMRC at the outset of an investigation. These
The work on converting Llanerchydol Hall near Welshpool, mid-Wales, featured on ‘Help! We Bought a Hotel’ Llanerchydol Hall(Image: Savills / onthemarket.com) TV reality show stars alleged to have carried out illegal work on a protected mansion are facing the threat of massive fines.They took part in Channel 4 property makeover series – ‘Help! We Bought
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You may already have heard of Brad O’Leary, founder of Lake District Property Renovator, thanks to his regular posting on social media, which to date, has earned him more than 25,000 followers on Instagram. In recent years he and his team, who are based in Cockermouth, have been making a name for themselves by carrying
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If Lily Allen’s new revenge album hasn’t already caused enough excitement among everyone I know — all right, among a significant majority of the women I know — her house coming on the market straight
The company is launching an Assistant Surveyor Apprenticeship Programme that blends structured learning with practical, on-the-job experience to give aspiring property professionals the knowledge, qualifications and confidence to build a career in property and surveying. The successful apprentices will rotate through various property sector specialisms within the firm, including lease advisory, property management and valuation,