Welcome to another edition of the Landlords Barometer, where I curate all the trending topics from the private rented sector:

Budget 2018 – landlord, housing, and property market perspective

I “live-blogged” the Budget and this thread also has all the industry and landlord reactions on it.

2. DPS claims rents are in recession

Landlords discuss this and share what is happening in their local area.

3. London property market – bargains to be had?

With reports of significant price drops occurring in London, this thread asks if now might be the time to invest in the capital?

4. Landlord Investment Show Panel debate de-brief – Government intervention in the PRS
Watch our exclusive video of the entire debate, featuring Karen Buck, David Smith, James Fraser and Sheraz Dar. The thread also features an interview with the panel discussing some of the topics that came up.

5. Estate agent visits and my findings

A landlord walked into an estate agent on the high street . . .

6. Property market predictions for 2019

It’s that time of year! The crystal balls are being dusted off and I am curating all of the predictions as well as community-generated ones being added.

7. Finance Trending Topics Week with John Charcol

Ray Boulger of John Charcol answers some of the trending topics in our Finance Tribe, such as the decline of buy-to-let, Brexit impact on the housing market, mortgages for the self-employed, and mortgages when the tenant is in receipt of housing benefit/Universal Credit.

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Thank you for reading my column and hope to meet you somewhere down the property trail!