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Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

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...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

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...

Good news for landlords earning under £30,000 a year - they will not have to use the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...

Three-quarters of landlords who intend to purchase a new property in the next year will use a Limited Company structure, it’s...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...

Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...

Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

There’s been a big rise in the number of companies set up to hold buy to lets, according to a survey...

The tax cuts announced in the government’s ill-fated mini-Budget may have been reversed but they gave Labour a chance to hit...

The latest Liz Truss U-turn will mean landlords are burdened with a large rise in corporation tax from next April. The announcement...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...

The National Residential Landlords Association has renewed calls for stamp duty cuts on homes to let out. The NRLA initially made the...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

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

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

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

No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget...

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

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

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as...

It’s becoming more and more popular for landlords in the UK to buy properties through limited companies, rather than as individuals....

More than two thirds of landlords with four or more properties intend to use limited company status in order to acquire...

Every little helps to boost Tesco sales, and yet Britain’s biggest retailer is not paying anywhere near as much tax as...

In the past couple of years there has been an increase in the number of private landlords running their letting business...

  Buy-to-let landlords who own homes within a company will face a higher tax bill when they eventually sell their properties. Yesterday’s Budget...

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...

Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...

The National Landlord Association (NLA) has issued a report insisting that late additions to the Finance Bill at Committee Stage regarding...

Annual rental value growth in prime central London continued to fall in June, down 3%, despite a rise in the level...

When it comes to a debate between renting and buying you’d think that the investors would firmly come down on the...

Almost half (47%) of landlords will be affected by the removal of the annual wear and tear allowance, according to new...