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It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s going to submit a report to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and...

A stinging attack on Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been made by the National Residential Landlords Association. The trade body has produced a...

A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...

A combination of the longer stamp duty holiday and sustained low interest rates are likely to spur a new wave of...

The Budget has received short shrift from landlords and tenants, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appeared to miss out the private rental...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...

Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline have good news -...

Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal Credit cannot afford to pay their rent. The campaign - led by...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

A coalition of rental groups with the same view on how to tackle arrears is calling on the Chancellor to help...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

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 Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...

The Generation Rent campaign wants public cash in a Covid Rent Debt Fund to clear rent arrears for tenants who have run...

There’s a warning today that landlords need to move quickly and selectively if they are intending to purchase a property ahead...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

The government is reported to be considering applying VAT to the use of Airbnb and other short let platforms in a...

Landlords have sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for cutting the amount tenants relying on benefits will be able to claim to...

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

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...

A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce government spending plans for the next 12 months on November 25 - and he already has...

The government’s former homelessness guru has criticised the Boris Johnson administration for risking the country entering a period of destitution, with...

The latest financial measures introduced over the weekend by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are not likely to help rental sector problems in...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s new 'Job Support Scheme', unveiled last week, has been welcomed by millions of workers across the country, but...

With just a few weeks remaining until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, many buy-to-let landlords are preparing to take...

It is no secret that landlords have long been dissatisfied by the government’s approach to the buy-to-let market. The ongoing imposition...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

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

The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...

Rightmove yesterday recorded a sharp rise in searches for property on its website as it was forced to deal with pent...

The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce tomorrow changes to the levels of stamp duty paid on properties in England, but...

Industry leaders are calling on the government to provide urgent support for young people living in private rented housing.  As the chancellor...

Some of the UK’s largest tenants unions have joined forces to heap pressure on the government to suspend all rent immediately,...

The three-month mortgage payment holiday to landlords whose tenants are experiencing financial difficulties due to coronavirus, will also apply to those...

The government is being urged to do more to support renters who may struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus...

Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...