A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...
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26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yet more lenders slash Buy To Let rates to woo landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Political change may boost landlord investment, survey shows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Backfired! Councils LOSE money through second home tax premiums - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2157868531.jpg)
A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Critical week ahead for interest rates and inflation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad News - Landlords predict retail will face highest level of negative growth](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...
09 March 2024
From: Top tips & guides
![New attack on Airbnb landlords - possible charge for bin collections](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086.jpg)
Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ouch! Landlord hit with £1.4m Proceeds of Crime penalty](/upload/images/shutterstock_1329486935.jpg)
A landlord who was involved in a decade-long dispute with a London council has been hit with a £1.44 million penalty...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bradford landlord expands property portfolio following Wildstone's gable end wall acquisition](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Wildstone/Wildstone%20360%20x%20280.png)
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
![What To Consider When Investing In A Holiday Let in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Huge rise in councils using bailiffs to recover unpaid rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb gives its landlords tax tips to satisfy HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Benefit Changes to impact landlords - Autumn Statement details](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629.jpg)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry. The Local Housing Allowance is...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![What you need to know about High Street Rental Auctions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2372041789.jpg)
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent last month, meaning a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...
11 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Council Tax 300% Hike - “huge numbers” of holiday lets sell up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
“Huge numbers” of small family-run holiday lettings businesses in Wales are selling up because of new restrictions and large tax hikes. New...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan wants Airbnb and short-let licensing for London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who wants the government to give him the powers to impose rent controls, is now demanding licensing...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Shock - property firm wants landlords to pay even more](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Business Rates v Council Tax - eligibility rules set out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scrap VAT for landlords trying to improve EPC ratings - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are second homes “flipped” to Airbnb to avoid council tax?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax shock for holiday let owners when rates change kicks in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
The Valuation Office Agency has issued a reminder that changes to eligibility rules for self-catering properties will come into effect from...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big increase in mortgage choice for holiday let landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
There are now 173 more mortgage options on the market for holiday let landlords than there were just three months ago,...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove may make planning consent compulsory for holiday lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/holidayhomes400x310.jpg)
The government is considering making home owners apply for planning consent if they wish to use a property for holiday lets. The...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Anti-holiday let rules are like a Stalinist regime - claim](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Expert stands up for holiday lets after attacks on second homes](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
An insurance chief with expertise in the holiday lets sector has stood up for owners who let their properties to holidaymakers...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive tax hike and stiffer rules for holiday lets in one part of UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Navigating the holiday let investment market](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome%20400%20x%20310%20-min.jpg)
Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...
19 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![Tory MP lobbies Sunak over “tax-avoiding absentee landlords”](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
An MP has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak about what he calls “tax avoiding absentee landlords” who have moved into the holiday...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax clampdown on holiday lets will help 'genuine’ agents - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
A tourism chief has stood up in favour of closing what the government calls a tax loophole for landlords letting out...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax loophole closed for landlords claiming business rates](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![If you think residential Covid arrears are bad….see this…](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/rental-sector26615.png)
Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...
27 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
![HMRC and Valuation Office working on new tax regime for holiday lets](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Covid Arrears - More should still be done to clear them](/upload/images/library/UpsetCouple-400x310.png)
This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas. Yet this was a quiet Autumn...
30 October 2021
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords need ‘green grants’ to make basic eco-improvements - claim](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour councillor want holiday lets to pay five times normal council tax](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incentives for landlords to shun Airbnb short lets - council call](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Closing tax loophole for rentals doesn’t go far enough for some](/img/default/llt.png)
The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned tax change could have surprising impact](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Shelter says renters are “frightened” of eviction, despite extension](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s latest extension for the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions - taking it up until the end of May - is...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Alert: full details of Budget 2021 proposals](/img/default/llt.png)
This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty reprieve for landlords expanding portfolios right now](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![More criticism of landlords claiming Coronavirus business grants](/img/default/llt.png)
There’s been renewed media spotlight on landlords who register their holiday lets as businesses, and can thus claim a key grant. The...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Short-term accommodation sector urgently needs greater support - STAA](/img/default/llt.png)
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devasting impact on the short-term let industry, with nearly all those short-letting their property seeing the...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![London housing shortage a ‘ticking time bomb’ for businesses](/img/default/llt.png)
The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Panel recommends that short lets should be curbed in Scotland](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland should not be permitted to use Airbnb, and equivalent websites, to rent out their properties for longer...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Making the switch to commercial property – how to avoid the risks](/img/default/llt.png)
Daniel Stern explains the risks associated with leasing commercial property and how to best mitigate against them. Given that tax relief on...