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This month in Property Investor News, Ritchie Clapson of PropertyCEO talks about housing shortages in the UK, especially on the social side & what developers can do to help resolve this issue https://t.co/i3IeYF37I6

Taxing the PRS won’t help tenants buy homes The National Residential Landlords Association - @NRLAssociation has rejected claims by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) that higher taxes for landlords will help renters buy homes. https://t.co/BipQBBig8G

Interest rates cut to 4% - Industry reaction The @bankofengland Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5-4 to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%, rather than maintaining it at 4.25% https://t.co/Munjgx0VYK #interestrates #baserates #bankrate

40,000 new homes to be built on brownfield railway land Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, unlocks brownfield sites across the country for development. https://t.co/RhFEkkL49I

Number of tenants priced out of big cities expected to soar in next few years reports @SpareRoomUK https://t.co/ZTR0Zn5uXi

Mortgage completions surged 50% in March in race to avoid higher SDLT https://t.co/4hQD1Ax476 #property #realestate #mortgage #finance #loans #rent #SDLT #tax

Do You Have £15k to Bring Your Property up to EPC C? @richardblanco_ ,London Based portfolio landlord and co-host of the @NRLAssociation podcast 'Listen up Landlords', comments on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in the private rented sector https://t.co/FnsBehEutk

“While we applaud the government for its great strides to bolster tenant rights, the Bill will not be effective without further investment in the justice system.” President Richard Atkinson speaks to @PIN_Magazine on the Renters’ Rights Bill. https://t.co/zyVBAmwsWA

Homes available for sale at 10 year high as #StampDuty deadline looms The average price of property coming to market for sale rose by 0.5% (+£1,805) so far in February to £367,994, according to @rightmove https://t.co/FZ8kvBpc7n #property #realestate #houseprices #SDLT

Changes to SDLT to stifle house buying Rightmove has reported an 11% rise in new property listings year-on-year, as sellers rush ahead of the new stamp duty April deadline https://t.co/XGl0ZxDEld #property #realestate #SDLT #stampduty #tax #landlords #housing #propertyinvestor

📈 “The government must now continue acting for the common good and invest across all areas of civil legal aid.” Our president Richard Atkinson tells @PIN_Magazine, as #CivilLegaAid fees are increased for the first time since 1996. https://t.co/uQuM2UewE8

Our recent Webinar on Buying & Selling at Auction: Making Profits via Property Auctions with @DavidSandeman of EIG, Jay Howard & Piotr Rusinek of HAMMERED, is now live on our website and youtube channel, watch it here: https://t.co/pm2fddZE0L #property #realestate #auction

Council officers want landlords to pay for rental enforcement regimes https://t.co/cq0Yy2xVZP #property #realestate #landlords #prenters #rentersrights #tenants #rentersrightsbill #propertyinvestor #licensing

Rates predicted to be higher for longer as inflation rises above 2% target https://t.co/O5WdSUJRDi #property #realestate #landlords #interestrates #baserates #inflation #finance #mortgages #CPI #mortgagerates

Number of homes for sale hits 10-year high More people are contacting estate agents hoping to buy or sell property, according to @rightmove https://t.co/cmyPdYbghr #property #realestate #houseprices #forsale #housesale #landlords #homesforsale

Watch the full interview 'Impact of The Budget For Landlords' with Ben here:

Rise in Stamp Duty will Hit Renters Following the recent #budget editor @RichardBowser1 spoke with @BeadleBen of the @NRLAssociation about what the impact would be on #landlords & #tenants #stampduty #SDLT #Tax #rentersrights

Landlords report ‘crisis of confidence’ The UK’s #rentalmarket faces an uncertain future as #landlords struggle to navigate an onslaught of confusing legislation & soaring costs according to a new report from #landlord insurance provider, Simply Business. https://t.co/XVlYQeZLXW

Budget 2024: Key points related to property, plus industry reaction Landlords will need to pay stamp duty of 5% when purchasing additional properties! https://t.co/t9fUMGOUUF #thebudget #property #realestate #landlords #CGT #SDLT