- Written by: Nathan Emerson
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- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream tax rises he has repeatedly refused to rule out potential CGT increases. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists in the Generation Rent group. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the same time there’s been widespread reporting that targets for heat pump expansion are to be scrapped. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next Budget. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard Assessment Procedure or SAP rating. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need financial and expert help on making the right choices to boost EPC ratings. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Private landlords should hold fire on plans to quit the private rental sector and give the government a chance to incentivise buy to let. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords who are smarting at the end of their Section 21 powers should make sure they are experts at the expanded role of Section 8 evictions. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to deliver on its objectives, a key Parliamentary committee claims. ...
- Written by: Landlord Today Team
As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more and more urgent. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen the main points of this, some of which include the introduction of an Ombudsman for the private rented sector, ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill discount is passed on to all private tenants. ...
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