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So Much For Rent Controls - figures show increases, not falls
Thursday 27th April 2023
Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month - and that’s despite months of rent caps introduced…
Rental affordability improving at last, says Foxtons
Monday 24th April 2023
New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting to ease tenant affordability. It says the number of properties brought to the…
Haringey landlord fined £2,500 for unlicensed HMO`
Wednesday 18th January 2023
A landlord in Haringey has been fined £2,500 after it was found he let his three-storey property to seven…
OPEN HOUSE VIEWING: SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 2023
Tuesday 10th January 2023
AFFINITY
Looking for a 1, 2 or 3 Bedroom apartment in Bletchley, Milton Keynes? We have a whole block of newly refurbished 1, 2 and…
OVER 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS NOW IN PRIVATE RENTAL SECTOR
Monday 9th January 2023
Demographic data from the latest Census suggests that the Private Rental Sector now provides homes for 20.3 per cent of the population of England and Wales. The same data shows that while the number of home owners has increased, as…
Happy New Year - What's in store for 2023?!
Wednesday 4th January 2023
Credit to DWK
Happy New Year and welcome back to yet another full year ahead of industry curve balls and ever changing legislation; but…
How to Practice Fire Safety When Cooking a Christmas Turkey
Saturday 24th December 2022
Christmas is a time for family/friends, TV, and a cornucopia of comfort foods. For many of us, tomorrow, tables will be adorned with…
Overwhelmed with Kindness this Christmas
Friday 23rd December 2022
AFFINITY
On behalf of the Affinity Team we would like to say a great big thank you to our clients, contractors and tenants who have gone out of their way this year to bring in gifts for us. We…
Landlord launches petition to bring back mortgage interest tax relief for BTL
Thursday 22nd December 2022
A landlord in the Midlands has launched a parliamentary petition calling on the Government to reverse its Section 24 tax changes for landlords, which since 2017 has gradually removed their ability to claim mortgage interest rate against their…
Blocked drains: Don’t put festive fats down the plughole this Christmas
Wednesday 21st December 2022
Each turkey produces three quarters of a pint of fat’ Christmas cooks in Aylesbury Vale and Milton Keynes are being urged not to let turkey fat escape down the plughole this festive season. Anglian…