This week it is coming from Merryn Somerset Webb, a journalist on Money Week. She is basically picking up on and repeating the running story from the Telegraph that I have commented on in recent weeks; the blog is reached here: http://moneyweek.com/merryns-blog/buy-to-let-dont-do-it/ Now, for my taste Money Week is often a little shouty about risk… Continue reading Another week, another scare story…
Month: November 2015
Rent Rises for Leicestershire…but not a whole lot to write home about
It obviously depends what side of the debate you sit on, as no rise is welcome to a tenant. On the other hand, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest the pressure is nothing like as great as the hype would have us all believe (Index of Private Housing Rental Prices, July… Continue reading Rent Rises for Leicestershire…but not a whole lot to write home about
Good news as repossessions fall, but if it happens it’s still painful
Good news about housing repossessions; they’re falling
The (unnecessarily) long and winding road….
This is the story of how a Court claim for recovery of rent debts needs to be handled, once repossession has been achieved. It is indeed a very long road, often with dead-ends and the need to retake different paths….but all necessary if you want to get back what is owed to you as a… Continue reading The (unnecessarily) long and winding road….