{"id":2355,"date":"2017-02-17T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2017-02-17T07:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T07:00:05","slug":"uk-urged-stop-punishing-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/news\/uk-urged-stop-punishing-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"UK urged to stop punishing landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the UK authorities must \u201cstop punitive measures\u201d against the country\u2019s landlords.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comments come after a year when the private rented sector has been subject to a string of new policy announcements, from a stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let purchases<\/a> and the phasing out of mortgage interest tax relief<\/a>, forcing smaller investors up a tax bracket, to, most recently, a ban on letting agent fees for tenants<\/a>, which is expected to see costs passed on to landlords. As a result, many will have no option but to raise their rents. Many have already begun, according to some research.<\/p>\n

UK Property: 174,000 new homes a year is everything England needs<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n