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A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...

A vocal group of around 50 Conservative right wing MPs wants an end to stamp duty - except for additional homes...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

Two Members of the Scottish Parliament have broken rank with their own party to query the motivation behind a new property...

A prominent Conservative has described as “infuriating and saddening” the fact that so many Millennials are stuck renting and cannot afford...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

The end of the stamp duty holiday means landlords will have to pay more for almost all properties from today. They have...

A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

There’s been a howl of disgust from the UK’s major landlord group following the Welsh Government’s shock increase in stamp duty. Landlord...

The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...

A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...

Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...

Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...

Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...

Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...

There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...

A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...

Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...

The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...

Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...

The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...

The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...

The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

The residential property market has needed a shake-up for decades, and although the housing White Paper, published earlier this month, is...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...

Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...

One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...

Landlord confidence is now at its highest in a year, as a growing number of buy-to-let investors seek to overcome recent...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...

Almost 40% of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) raised in the third quarter of the year came from property transactions which...

Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...

There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...

Estate agents have reported an increase in the number of buy-to-let investors trying to push sales through before April stamp duty...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to...

Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a 3% surcharge on the full purchase price of all ‘additional properties –...