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19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
22 December 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...
11 December 2020
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A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...
24 November 2020
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Buyers of second or holiday homes in Snowdonia National Park should require planning permission to purchase. That’s the view of the park's...
21 October 2020
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Local people in a part of Wales claim they are being priced out of their communities by investment buyers and second home...
15 October 2020
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Labour has criticised the government’s decision to introduce a stamp duty holiday, claiming it offers a “huge bung” to those buying...
13 July 2020
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Shorter-term fixed rate mortgages have increased in popularity, with more borrowers opting for two-year fixed rate products, the latest resaerch from...
22 November 2019
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There has been a significant rise in the number of landlords re-entering the buy-to-let market after coming to terms with the...
30 April 2019
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Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...
28 March 2019
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Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...
27 March 2019
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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...
13 March 2019
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UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...
24 December 2018
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As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...
29 October 2018
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A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...
16 October 2018
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The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...
28 September 2018
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The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...
13 September 2018
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The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...
29 August 2018
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The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...
14 August 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...
06 August 2018
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As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...
29 June 2018
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From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...
23 April 2018
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A growing number of landlords are using a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a tax-efficient way of holding a portfolio of...
06 April 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords are currently in retreat in the housing market, leaving many tenants struggling to find suitable rented accommodation, new analysis...
14 March 2018
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The Treasury should focus on easing the housing crisis by thinking more ‘creatively’ and using taxation to ‘encourage and support’ buy-to-let...
06 March 2018
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond should scrap stamp duty because it would encourage more buy-to-let landlords to invest in the private rented...
22 November 2017
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Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors remained largely unchanged in August despite an overall increase in residential mortgage lending, according to the...
16 October 2017
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The UK has dropped into the bottom five European buy-to-let markets for investors as UK yields plummet, according to the latest...
21 September 2017
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The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...
25 August 2017
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The stamp duty hike and mortgage tax relief cuts simply do not add up for buy-to-let landlords, leaving many with little...
04 July 2017
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Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...
15 May 2017
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The residential property market has needed a shake-up for decades, and although the housing White Paper, published earlier this month, is...
27 February 2017
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A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...
05 January 2017
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Buy-to-let lending has fallen significantly as tougher lending rules and the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes...
15 December 2016
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One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...
05 December 2016
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Landlord confidence is now at its highest in a year, as a growing number of buy-to-let investors seek to overcome recent...
02 December 2016
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Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
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The level of buy-to-let borrowing was down 7% between August and September as the introduction of the 3% stamp duty surcharge...
16 November 2016
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Almost 40% of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) raised in the third quarter of the year came from property transactions which...
01 November 2016
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Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...
19 October 2016
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The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...
16 May 2016
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There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...
14 April 2016
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Estate agents have reported an increase in the number of buy-to-let investors trying to push sales through before April stamp duty...
30 March 2016
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to...