Three quarters of landlords warn their tenants will fail to pay rent as coronavirus lockdown continues Seven in 10 landlords have been contacted by tenants worried about paying rent Five million privately rented households in the UK are affected by the crisis Unions call on the Government to ban future evictions based on rent arrears … Read more
Landlords suffered a triple-whammy hit this week as three popular tax reliefs were axed or scaled back as the new tax year began. Mortgage interest tax relief, capital gains tax exemptions for ‘accidental’ landlords – those who held onto homes they once lived in – and letting relief were all cut. The raid came as … Read more
Rich list landlord’s threat to bankrupt rent arrears tenants: Multi-millionaire Asif Aziz sends out final demands threatening to wind up firms who are as little as one day late settling their bills despite coronavirus crisis By Nick Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:48 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:56 BST, 5 April … Read more
‘Dogfight’ looms as landlords start suing restaurants over unpaid rent By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 4 April 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest landlords have called in lawyers to claw back the rent that shops and restaurants have refused to pay during the lockdown, … Read more
Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from coronavirus lockdown rallying against ‘unethical’ practices of Britain’s major pub groups By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from the coronavirus lockdown are rallying against the ‘unethical’ practices of … Read more
Government accused of backtracking on its promise to protect renters from eviction as coronavirus crisis deepens Government has banned evictions for three months for those unable to work Landlords will still be able to serve eviction notices during this time Some have reported tenants are already struggling to pay their rent Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
More than 25 major high street chains hold crunch talks with landlords to avert stores axe By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 21 March 2020 More than 25 major high street chains are in crunch talks with landlords over a massive rent bill … Read more
Cheers! Rural pub landlords say Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s unprecedented coronavirus handout gives them a chance of survival Rob and Donna Taylor run The Compasses Inn in rural kent Said Mr Sunak’s stimulus package could prove ‘massive’ for small businesses Mr Taylor, 38, said he was ‘shellshocked’ when Mr Johnson ordered closures Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ban on pubs could overwhelm the police and the courts if unruly drinkers and landlords decide to flout the new coronavirus rules. The Prime Minister announced tonight: ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right of free-born people of the United Kingdom to go to the pub, and I can understand how people feel … Read more