Making Tax Digital – Further Delay
The Government drops the 'Making Tax Digital' policy from the Finance Bill 2017.
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by Patrick Garratt - 14th May 2017 Property Investors Blog
by Patrick Garratt - 14th May 2017 
Spring Budget 2017 for property investors
Philip Hammond's 2017 Budget on 8th March offered very little for property investors. Patrick Garratt, Purple Frog's Managing Director discusses the implications.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 15th March 2017 
Fixing our broken housing market?
The Government's white paper 'Fixing our Broken Housing Market' was published in February. Purple Frog' Managing Director, Patrick Garratt, gives an overview of the proposals and the time-frames that have been published for these changes to take effect.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 13th March 2017 
Landlord tax changes begin to take effect this April
April 2017 sees the landlord tax changes beginning to take effect. Managing Director Patrick Garratt looks at some of the history to these new tax laws and their implications for the student property market.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 28th February 2017 
Additional regulation of Houses of Multiple Occupation could hit Selly Oak
Purple Frog's Managing Director Patrick Garratt looks at two pieces of regulation currently in consultation that could see one thousand student rooms being taken off the market, at a cost of £30 million.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 6th December 2016 
Changes to Right to Rent and Section 8
Changes to Right to Rent and Section 8 are now in force, thanks to changes in the 2016 Immigration Act. Purple Frog's Managing Director gives a quick overview of the changes and what they mean for manged and let-only clients.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 2nd December 2016 
Government prepares to change rules on houses in multiple occupation
On 18th October, the Government launched a consultation on extending the types of rented property that require licensing as houses of multiple occupation. This is an overview of the document for Purple Frog investors
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 24th October 2016 
Your views have helped Purple Frog raise £200 for St Basils
Your opinion matters. Thanks to all the reviews that you've been posting, you've also been helping young people caught in the misery of homelessness.
Read more …Offices closed Friday 22nd April 2016
Once a quarter everyone from Purple Frog comes together to share our ideas about how to provide the best service to our tenants and landlords. In order to do this we need to close our offices for the day.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 12th April 2016 What do the recent budget changes mean for investors in student property?
Now the dust has settled around the Chancellor’s recent budgets, we’ve put together our thoughts about the impact for property investors.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 30th March 2016