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Another Year Comes to an End

Another Year Comes to an End

A Look Back at 2025 and What Comes Next As the year 2025 draws to a close, I’ve found myself, as I always do, reflecting on everything that this year brought; personally, professionally, and to the industry as a whole, and especially what it meant for us here at LEA…

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How to Keep Your Christmas Stress-Free as an HMO Landlord in Ipswich

How to Keep Your Christmas Stress-Free as an HMO Landlord in Ipswich

Christmas is coming fast! And if you’re an HMO landlord, you’d much rather enjoy the festive break with your family than worry about property emergencies. You deserve it! One very simple solution, of course, is to entrust your property to a specialist management agency like us at LEA Property Solutions.…

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Budget 2025: Not Without Victims, but General Relief Felt by Most

Budget 2025: Not Without Victims, but General Relief Felt by Most

After weeks of rumours, leaks, opinions and predictions, the Autumn Budget finally landed on Wednesday, and many felt… well, I suppose many did not know quite what to think. There was a sense of fairly widespread anti-climax, not least, perhaps, because the OBR managed to essentially leak the contents of…

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Pre-Budget Outlook 2025: What Should Ipswich HMO Landlords Watch Out For?

Pre-Budget Outlook 2025: What Should Ipswich HMO Landlords Watch Out For?

With the long-awaited Autumn Budget now just days away, uncertainty is running rife and the rumour mill seems to be spinning faster than ever. Political U-turns, government mixed messaging and a number of jittery market reactions have left most people – including many so-called ‘experts’ – wondering what the Chancellor…

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This is Not What HMOs Should Be

This is Not What HMOs Should Be

In response to “Fan of true crime? Then this column is for you” by John Harris, The Guardian, 24 October 2025. I don’t know if you read the John Harris article in The Guardian on Friday 24 October. I did, and I felt sick to my core. It was not…

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Why Every Tenant Should Have Insurance

Why Every Tenant Should Have Insurance

When you rent a property, you might assume you’re covered if something goes wrong,  but that’s not quite how it works. Your landlord’s insurance will take care of the building, if something were to happen, but it does not cover your belongings. If pipes burst and the downstairs floods, that’s…

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Landlords Face National Insurance on Rental Income

Landlords Face National Insurance on Rental Income

Hitting the headlines this week (28/09/2025) is news that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be considering a radical new approach to raising government revenue: extending National Insurance (NI) to cover rental income from landlords. While no official policy has yet been announced, reports in The Times, The Guardian and other media…

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Letting Agent Regulation: Is the Public Really Crying Out for More?

Letting Agent Regulation: Is the Public Really Crying Out for More?

When it comes to the private rental sector, there’s a common assumption: the public is desperate for tougher rules and more oversight of letting agents. Politicians repeat it, campaigners claim it, and the media often runs with it.  But perhaps we’ve just been offered a reality check.  Last week, a petition by…

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