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Monday, 20 June 2022

The Renter’s Reform Bill Is Too Much Too Late

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Oxford’s private rented sector (PRS) is suffering from an under-supply of properties, together with high inflation this is driving-up rents ...
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Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Three inflation-beating actions Oxford Landlords should take now

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  Inflation is already at 6.2% and many economists are forecasting levels above 10% for as long as the next 2 years.   Important lessons can...
Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Oxford landlords must resist the urge to sell-up!

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 Misleading headlines are influencing too many Oxford landlords to sell their assets. Daily headlines preach the end to the buy to let mir...
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021

38% of Oxford Homes Are Over-priced When Advertised For Sale

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Recent research by Yes Homebuyers states that Oxford is one of the top 4 places where properties advertised for sale are over-priced and suf...
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Friday, 20 November 2020

Should I stay or should I go now?

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Should I stay or should I go now? The question immortalised by Joe Strummer of The Clash in the 1980’s is a question on many Oxford landlord...
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Friday, 21 August 2020

Is The Government Discriminating Against Landlords

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This afternoon's U-turn by the Government that stops the eviction of tenants with rent arrears risks the accusation that the Government ...
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Monday, 1 June 2020

Oxford’s landlords need to act now to protect their future income.

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Recent research by The Resolution Foundation indicates that a third of 18 to 24-year-olds are earning less today than they were before th...
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Thursday, 16 April 2020

What is the outlook for Oxford property?

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Many Oxford landlords are asking my view of the property market outlook, and to be totally honest, I think I and other commentators are lar...
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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Section 21 Accelerated Repossession will be scrapped

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The new government's Queen's Speech included the scrapping of Section 21 Notices which give Oxford landlords access to a mandatory a...
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Friday, 13 December 2019

Boris this is what Oxford Landlords would like for Christmas

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Oxford landlords have been selling more of their properties than investing in new properties, despite Oxford being identified as THE top UK ...
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Thursday, 12 December 2019

Oxford Landlord Rents to Rise

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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reports a fall in the stock of rental properties in the UK, and says this has now be...
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019

Oxford best city for buy-to-let investment

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Aldermore the bank has published a report looking at the best Cities in the UK for buy to let investors and Oxford is confirmed the best...
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Monday, 2 December 2019

Known new legislation in 2020 for Oxford's landlords

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With 10 days to go until the General Election all eyes are on which party will form the next Government, it is easy to lose sight of the ne...
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Friday, 23 August 2019

Oxford house affordability improving, but slowly

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In Oxford, the average home now costs £405,600 according to Zoopla, which is 11.9 times the average single person income of £33,900.  With O...
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Monday, 12 August 2019

Fewer Oford homes are finding buyers below asking price and after longer on the market

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The Oxford housing market is struggling-on despite the daily gloom-laden newspaper headlines.  But, many sellers are failing to find a buyer...
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Friday, 9 August 2019

Landlords having to wait 22.5 weeks for a Court hearing

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According to the Residential Landlord Association, it now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the co...
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Thursday, 1 August 2019

ARLA confirms rent rises following tenant fee ban

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In a market snapshot for June, the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) says the number of tenants experiencing rent rises inc...
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Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Unprecedented fall in costs of fixed rate buy to let mortgages

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Across the board, interest rates charged for buy to let fixed rate mortgages have reduced according to Property Master. It reports that th...
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Thursday, 27 June 2019

Rents rise to the highest on record following the tenant fees act

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Propertymark has published its latest private rented sector report which found that 45% of lettings agents witnessed rent increases in the l...
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Saturday, 2 March 2019

Oxford house prices performing better year on year than 12 months ago - which is bad news for first time buyers!

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In the year to January 2019 Oxford house prices were up 0.9%, that’s up from 0.5% in the year to January 2018, showing a stronger upward...
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Saturday, 2 February 2019

Oxford house prices rising ahead of earnings

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House prices in Britain's cities have increased ahead of earnings growth causing homes to be the least affordable since 2007 accordi...
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Saturday, 19 January 2019

Tenant Fee Ban Confirmed for 1 June 2019

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The latest in a series of legislative changes that bash Oxford’s landlords will come into force on 1 June 2019.   From 1 June neither land...
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Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Fighting against the rising tide

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The rising tide of legislation impacting landlords shows no sign of abating.   Just as global warming is causing sea-level to rise, lett...
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Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Oxford is a top 3 city for house prices since 2008

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The latest Hometrack city index report includes an interesting analysis of how house prices have recovered since the financial crisis in 200...
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Thursday, 26 July 2018

Private rented homes – the key to avoiding a full-blown Oxford housing crisis.

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Everyone has an opinion about what’s wrong with the private rented sector (PRS)…some have informed opinions, others seem ill-informed.  ...
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