Almost quarter of a million (233,697) homeowners have
advertised for lodgers since the announcement of the increase to the Rent a
Room Scheme tax threshold to £7,500 per year. This is an increase of more than
5.2% on the same period a year earlier. The data also reveals August was the
busiest since records began in 2007, with 31,109 people placing ads for
lodgers. London is the only major city where annual lodger rents are still
higher than the new threshold, which kicks in on 6th April 2016. Read more on
24dash.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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