{"id":16858,"date":"2018-05-11T12:15:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=16858"},"modified":"2018-05-11T12:15:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:15:41","slug":"top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-11-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/2018\/05\/11\/top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-11-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 stories this week in housing and property investment: 11 May"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to our weekly update giving you the key stories, breaking news and topical analysis from the past week up to today, 11 May 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n This week saw the publication of the Tenant Fees Bill which will see letting fees banned from next year, while tenants in London may be benefiting from less rent rises as the market stagnates. We also looked at how downsizers could reinvest their money, and how holiday lets compare to traditional buy-to-lets as an investment. Read on for seven stories you might have missed this week…<\/p>\n The government is coming under increased pressure to publish its report on leasehold practices by July after it has emerged that the number of houses sold under leasehold agreements shot up in 2017. To read the full story, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n1. Ground rent scandal continues as leasehold house sales soar<\/h4>\n