HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...
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A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour member of the House of Lords is warning that a new law could allow landlords’ bank accounts to be...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
HMRC is today launching a pilot scheme for Making Tax Digital, the controversial proposal for quarterly reporting for landlords and the...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa. This visa was...
20 April 2024
From: Agent Advice
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets. The new logbooks...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The abolition of Section 21 evictions will be a disaster without improvement to the courts system, a property industry chief insists. Ian...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Campaigning charity Shelter - which has frequently been critical of landlords and their alleged treatment of poorer tenants - is advertising...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A recent survey by digital mortgage lender, Molo, revealed that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late...
08 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a provider of so-called ‘smart property protection technology’. This means that landlords can...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...
29 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....
13 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Landlords have long been a backbone of the auction industry but one player in the sector says the future is online...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...
30 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The year of proptech The proptech revolution has been a long time coming but I think that 2024 will the year in...
16 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has endorsed a new PropTech tool aimed at stopping landlords falling victim to fraud. Title Guardian claims...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement paperwork is a boost for digital technology and PropTech. In the documentation released...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Just days after the government revealed it was not scrapping Section 21 until court possession processes had been overhauled, so the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The main landlords’ trade body wants justice ministers to speed up the time taken for courts to process legitimate possession cases. In...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property. In its new survey,...
09 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment. Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent years have seen a surge in the holiday lettings sector with the popularity of digital platforms like Air BnB. It...
08 July 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Independent landlords are “vital” to ensuring a fair and functioning private rented sector, the Housing Secretary says. Writing in the members’ magazine...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Auctions have long been a favourite way for buy to let and other investors to bag a property bargain. And now it...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...
04 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...
21 January 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has been told it should should think again about its plans to make it compulsory for landlords and self-employed...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Cycles of growth and housing market crashes, new technology, and, most recently, the pandemic-fuelled push to escape the city in search...
10 December 2022
From: Lettings PropTech
An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital. Currently...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on tenant...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...
30 July 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A digital platform that claims it will “finally bring renting into the modern age” says it has secured £4.5m in funding. A...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...
11 June 2022
From: Lettings PropTech
Looking after rental property is more complicated and more important than it was 20 years ago according to a leading lettings...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has issued yet another update of its Right To Rent guidance for landlords and tenants. It advises them on...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings platform that operates for female tenants has announced enhancements to its service. Her Roomies differentiates itself by being a female-focused...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s been yet another deadline change for the revised Right To Rent rules. Temporary checks introduced at the height of the pandemic...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A personal finance app says it’s teamed up with a new technology firm to provide a service helping landlords prepare for...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A new PropTech platform that claims to make buy to let investment simpler, faster and more accessible than ever before, is...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them. Students should be excited about...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...
04 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...
16 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides
A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A new league table of investment potential has given a ringing endorsement to buy to let in cities. Select Property Group has...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice
Renterz, a digital property management service, is aiming to raise an unspecified “six figure sum” through crowdfunding. The company claims it’s committed...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords have been given a boost from an unlikely source - HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC has given landlords and other businesses...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has updated its formal guidance to landlords and letting agents on Right To Rent. This sets out the continuation of...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A digital platform that combines buy to let company formation, management and current accounts, has launched a special offer for landlords...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Understanding the exact position of your property portfolio is crucial, this means, you need to get constant access to accurate information. The...
16 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
PropTech firms GetGround and Molo are partnering to offer landlords a one-stop-shop for dealing with the administrative details of buy to let...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords looking for tips on tax and how to prepare for incoming Making Tax Digital rules are being invited to an...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a global trend of remote working and companies realising that work can now be where your laptop...
14 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The auction process, for years a favourite with landlords, will never be the same again according to one of the industry’s...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
An online corporate rental platform says Covid 19 has led to a six-fold increase in demand for medium-term rentals in this...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The spring market in Florida is white-hot at the moment, rivalling the increasing temperatures across the state as people begin their...
13 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...
13 April 2021
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s Census day on March 21 and for the first time it’s an all-digital affair. The National Residential Landlords Association is urging...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A virtual show about pest control is being targeted at landlords because of the strong links between pests and housing in...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Radim Rezek, 31 years old entrepreneur who founded his first real estate company when studying the first year at...
18 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been confirmed that a new online system allowing landlords to check the Right to Rent status of prospective tenants will...