- Written by: Emma Lunn
George Osborne has slashed the capital gains tax (CGT) rate – but not for landlords, prompting an angry response from the industry. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the planned stamp duty hike on purchases of additional property will include those who buy more than 15 properties. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's Budget and has suggested a full review of the UK’s housing requirements. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Several local authorities in London have launched an investigation into a multi-million pound business model where a number of letting agents appear to have used legal loopholes to earn millions from the taxpayer. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
With just three weeks to go until the 3% stamp duty hike on buy-to-lets and second homes kicks in, research suggests landlords are putting off adding to their portfolios or selling up. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
In the past year 12% of lets were agreed at more than the initial asking price, according to the latest figures from Countrywide. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The proportion of landlords in central London who intend to sell property has quadrupled since last year’s Budget, according to new research from the National Landlords Association (NLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has launched his election manifesto and pledged to help the capital’s two million renters. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Nearly 20% of renters say that when they hand over their deposit cheque, they never expect to see all the money again. Meanwhile the same proportion of landlords say the deposit they took didn’t full cover damage by tenants. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A website has claimed that rising rents and deposit requirements mean even the rental market will soon be out of reach for many, never mind home ownership. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon says she would encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies if she was elected in May. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Proposals to make it easier for London boroughs to introduce landlord licensing schemes will do nothing to root out criminal landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The UK’s buy-to-let sector has experienced a surge of activity as investors rush to complete their transactions before the new stamp duty surcharge kicks in, according to a firm of surveyors. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A new partnership between the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the TDS Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer free training on how to rent properties. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Those renting their homes from private landlords are now less likely to suffer from a serious build-up of late rent, according to the latest Tenant Arrears Tracker by estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains. By the final ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A buy-to-let landlord in Stockton-on-Tees, has been sentenced after illegally uncapping and reconnecting a gas supply. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A radio station is launching a new property programme with a focus on landlords. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Landlords will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
One in five over 55s are considering buying their ideal retirement home now and letting it out until they retire, according to research from a pensions provider. ...
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