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A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Landlord Investment Show is preparing three online events this month and next as it creates virtual versions of its respected...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...
03 August 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel. Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...
28 July 2020
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New rules and how the Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICRs) requirements for rented homes in England are changing have sparked debate...
30 June 2020
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A leading property litigation and housing lawyer will host a masterclass on possession claims today at 10am following yesterday's landmark case ruling. David Smith,...
19 June 2020
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David Smith, renowned property litigation and housing lawyer, will host a masterclass on possession claims this Friday following a landmark case...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are switching to short-term lets, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes...
24 February 2020
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Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...
18 February 2020
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The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...
18 February 2020
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The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the...
31 January 2020
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The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding for local councils to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents has...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK could be heading for a rental crisis, with experts dreading the prospect of a chronic property shortage in the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...
16 December 2019
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Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Which party will win the landlord vote? Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of private landlords’ properties being repossessed jumped by 40% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, figures from a...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector continues to fall with the majority less confident about the PRS than they were three...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Brits are in for a chilly week with temperatures continuing to drop, but that has not deterred a landlord in west...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will once again chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a further increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, according to new research by the...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards (LTS) for what it says is an admission of failure in...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords. Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

More than half the people claiming Universal Credit are in rent arrears, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). It reports that 54% of...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Coventry City Council has dismissed claims that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) wrote...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Coventry should be wary of Coventry Council’s landlord licensing and accreditation scheme as it is...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The majority of private renters were satisfied or very satisfied with their current accommodation, according to the English Housing Survey report...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A cap limiting landlord spending on energy efficiency improvements to £3,500 should be scrapped and replaced with a new £5,000 figure,...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

High rents mean young people are less likely to move to UK cities where average salaries are higher, a new report...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being urged to pull advertisements encouraging landlords to move into tourist lets. Following a significant drop in...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A record number of landlords have responded to the Residential Landlord Association’s (RLA) survey asking what a post-Section 21 private rented...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens after Britain leaves the European Union has been published by the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new landlord accreditation scheme in Oxford has been deemed both discriminatory and unlawful by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The association...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK is facing a private rented housing crisis unless the government takes rapid action to stop landlords selling up, according...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in London are being encouraged by property management firms to break strict short-term letting laws in the capital, an...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are “getting away with murder” according to Advice4Renters, after new figures revealed that just two out of almost 2,000...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of five...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Government benefit changes, including cuts to housing benefit, are to blame for increasing levels of homelessness from private rented housing, according...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has threatened Great Yarmouth Borough Council with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan because it...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has raised serious concerns that the majority of buy-to-let lenders are preventing landlords renting property to...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Universal Credit was described by one national newspaper as an ‘ill-conceived shambles’ over the weekend, after former prime ministers Gordon Brown...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

EU citizens living in the UK are at risk of facing some of the same difficulties caused for the Windrush generation...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Proposals drawn up by Conservative think tank Onward to allow existing buy-to-let properties to be eligible for 100% capital gains tax...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for tax reforms to encourage and support more landlords to offer longer tenancies. In its...
05 October 2018
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Two-thirds of Britain is effectively off-limits to many young people who want to rent a property of their own, a new...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A proposal to scrap Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, the clause which allows landlords to evict tenants without cause, would...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has reacted furiously to growing speculation that the government will press ahead with its plans to...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Thousands of EU nationals could inadvertently lose their rental homes due uncertainty about their status post-Brexit, according to the Residential Landlords...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government is coming under growing pressure from landlords to be more ambitious when it comes to the energy efficiency of...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of private sector tenants are satisfied with their housing, the English Housing Survey report for 2016/17 has found. The...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Private landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In its consultation...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A Conservative think tank has been slammed by the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) for its inaccurate analysis of the private rental...
27 June 2018
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The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...
07 June 2018
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06 June 2018
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The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...
05 June 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords have been fined on average just over £654 each by the Home office for failing to meet their obligations...
04 June 2018
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Members of the armed forces deployed within the UK or overseas are being adversely affected by the government’s tax hikes on private...
01 June 2018
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With the number of homes coming up to let in short supply, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

With more than a quarter of those in their late thirties and early forties now renting, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA)...
14 May 2018
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The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...
04 May 2018
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Private landlords provide an increasingly vital source of affordable and flexible accommodation for many people and the government should do more...
18 April 2018
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The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Plans to cap the security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents at no more than six weeks...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

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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Many people with pets still find it difficult to find a rental property, and that is largely due to the potential...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which reveals that young adults are less likely to own a home...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is seeking greater clarification from the Labour party after it put forward new proposals this week...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants continued to slow last month suggesting that rent controls may leave tenants worse off. Rent paid...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 42% of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today. The Future...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords avoided a further tax clampdown in the Budget yesterday, while the Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed government plans to review...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Over 450 buy-to-let landlords and property investors attended the Olympia Conference Centre in London last week where they were able to...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords have welcomed reports that Universal Credit waiting time could be cut from six weeks to a month Former work and...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling a ‘black market in forged Ids’, a...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Delays in universal credit benefit payments for housing costs are leaving claimants unable to pay rent and pushing some deep into...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

More than 130,000 homes have potentially been taken out of the long term private rented sector as more buy-to-let landlords list...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

An MP’s bid to make homes in the rented sector ‘fit for human habitation’ has received support from the Residential Landlords...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Almost half of private landlords say the Right to Rent scheme has made them less likely to let to those without...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The campaign to woo voters across the country has already started following the UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise announcement that...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Private rental price increases have accelerated modestly, in line with earnings across England, according to a new report from the National...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

New measures under the Immigration Act 2016, which came into play yesterday, will only be welcomed by those operating in the...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Airbnb’s announcement yesterday that it is banning hosts in London from renting out entire homes for more than 90 days a...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords have welcomed an Appeal Court ruling that buy-to-let landlords are not responsible for paying the council tax on a property...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Britons without a passport are struggling to rent due to immigration checks introduced for earlier this year, according to a new survey. The...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp decline in the volume of claims made by private sector landlords to repossess a property over...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Many tenants renting privately are likely to be hit with rent hikes following recent changes to the tax regime for landlords,...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hit back at accusations made by Jeremy Corbyn in his Labour conference speech that private...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative MP and co-founder of Hunters estate agents, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An MP has spoken out in favour of buy-to-let landlords by insisting that they should never have been denied a tax...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal in which it was argued that, where private sector residential landlords seek to evict...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has told the Government that it’s the lack of housing, not the number of private landlords,...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning private investors not to be lured by firms offering schemes which allegedly promise to...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has accused the Government of declaring war on individual landlords and described 2015 as an “annus...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has offered advice to HMO landlords affected by the new regulations affecting the provision of heat...
11 November 2015
From: Breaking News

MPs scrutinising the Government’s latest immigration proposals have used Residential Landlords Association (RLA) background briefings to challenge the immigration minister over...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Over 60% of private landlords face being pushed from basic to higher rates of income tax as a result of reforms...