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The clock is ticking for buy-to-let purchases to go through before the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge is implemented on the 1st April.

Not long now until we welcome in 2016.   While trying to decide how to spend our New Years Eve in Bristol, it seems that many places this year are already sold out.   Lucky for us we live in Bristol, a lively city with plenty going...

In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced a new additional 3% stamp duty rate for landlords and second home owners. The new rate will put pressure on yields for landlords, unless they account for increased costs when buying, according to...

Back in March, The Letting Game notified its landlords about some new safety legislation due for approval this autumn. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 were approved by parliament in September and came in to effect...

Rosalind Renshaw of Property Industry Eye reports that eight out of ten want tenancies of a year or less, according to a survey by the Deposit Protection Service. It flies in the face of the charity organisation Shelter, which has been...

If you are renting your home and you have a garden, you may be responsible for its upkeep under the terms of your tenancy. If you are not a keen gardener, you should still be able to look after your landlords garden without too much hard work and...