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New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

The number of households taking lodgers has declined in recent years according to new research. The number of homes taking one lodger...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

New research shows that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy to let homes has increased by £11,848 in...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

Even before the pandemic, we were seeing dramatic changes across the buy-to-let landscape with holiday lets steadily increasing in appeal –...

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

The independent Office for Tax Simplification wants to know how it can make landlords’ tax issues simpler - and it’s started...

The Generation Rent activist group has launched a lobbying campaign, giving a template letter for people to send to MPs ahead...

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

Landlords of HMOs are being faced with a revaluation of their properties by HMRC which could result in many suffering tax...

A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

A personal finance app says it’s teamed up with a new technology firm to provide a service helping landlords prepare for...

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...

A plan to reform Income Tax Self-Assessment for individuals with income from property or self-employment has been panned by the Association...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

Landlords who let out holiday properties as businesses may have to fork out as much as £1,000 more per year as...

Landlords who make tax returns on their investment properties via VAT-registered companies must sign up to the HMRC’s Making Tax Digital...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...

With 2022 just hours away, here’s a reminder of two tax changes that will directly affect landlords next year - and...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

It’s likely that you’ll have something festive lined up over the Christmas period, but in case not - here are a...

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

The Times has highlighted chaotic scenes at HM Revenue and Customs where a landlord, amongst others, has been impacted. According to its...

A government housing minister has confirmed to the House of Lords that a new tax regime for Airbnb hosts and holiday...

It now appears that landlords had a narrow escape with this week’s Budget. The Daily Telegraph has discovered that a report by...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

Landlords have been given a boost from an unlikely source - HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC has given landlords and other businesses...

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

A tax expert is warning professional and amateur landlords that if they switch from conventional rentals to Airbnb-style short lets for...

The many thousands of landlords who have snapped up properties have been advised to be on alert - a tax consultancy...

HM Revenue & Customs has announced webinars aimed at landlords in its latest bid to extract the maximum tax from buy...

There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...

Landlords looking for tips on tax and how to prepare for incoming Making Tax Digital rules are being invited to an...

The government has issued revised guidance for landlords on the subject of tax - specifically about rental income and self assessment. In...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...

The total value of tax relief declared as a result of the government’s Rent a Room Scheme has soared 187 per...

A property accountant is warning that ‘accidental landlords’ may not have been aware of the complexity of property taxation and so...

The closing of a tax loophole which allow some owners of holiday lets to avoid paying council tax does not go...

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. However, one tax...

A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock...

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to set up companies through which to manage or purchase buy to...

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

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...

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

A tax specialist says the HMRC has amended its guidance on stamp duty in such a way as to suggest many...

The number of overseas landlords admitting tax avoidance has risen 65 per cent in five years according to an accountancy firm. Moore,...

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

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

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

A rental sector management firm is asking whether possible upcoming tax probes by HMRC may spell the end of the short-let...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...

The government is being encouraged to consider introducing a national register of rental properties to improve tax compliance in the buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let landlords facing hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers...

Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers...

Are you facing cash flow difficulties? Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July...

People who invest in a property that has an annexe and therefore believe they have acquired two properties and can claim stamp...

Buy-to-let landlords suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic can defer their July tax payment on account.  Research shows that not...

Property transactions unsurprisingly slumped in April amid the lockdown restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The latest HMRC...

In an effort to get the UK economy open again, the UK’s tax regime should be simplified to encourage inward investment,...

HMRC are suspending enquiries into taxpayers and businesses that are under investigation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HMRC is writing...

From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...

Heading into March, the UK housing market was showing the kind of green shoots appropriate for the start of spring, with...

Residential property transactions increased by 5.2% in the year to January 2020, according to HMRC ‘s latest property transaction statistics. There were...

HMRC has re-issued brief guidance on Making Tax Digital (MTD) for landlords and sole traders who will eventually be required to...

Cuts to tax relief and other rule changes are driving out smaller landlords, the latest figures show.   Official HMRC data reveals the...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...

The number of properties and rooms available to book on Airbnb has soared in major UK cities, as landlords, local families...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is just over...

It is that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including...

The tax return deadline when filing your online Self Assessment for the tax year ending 5 April 2019 is less than...

Which party will win the landlord vote?  Given that the mainstream parties all have policies that appear to work against BTL landlords,...

Airbnb has been warned that it could face legal proceedings after being contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting...

Every year is the same. Come tax season, landlords all over the UK find themselves confused when filing a self assessment...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to pay more money in capital gains tax (CGT) under new proposals put forward by...

For most people, their properties are their most valuable asset. And for anyone with children, the consequence of not having made...

The scales are tipping in the UK towards a greater number of private renters compared to owner-occupiers, as reflected by the...

A number of taxpayers, including buy-to-let landlords, have been left feeling confused after HMRC issued self-assessment statements to individual taxpayers which...

Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...

HMRC is starting to catch up with overseas-based landlords who have not been paying tax on the rental income they receive...

The number of buy-to-let landlords confessing to not paying tax has soared, new figures show. A crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs...

Buy-to-let landlords, property investors and second home owners are being urged to beware of a ‘dramatic change’ to the existing capital...

  When you rent a property to a tenant, you are required to pay tax on any profit you make from rental...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

HMRC could soon be flooded with stamp duty surcharge refund requests from buy-to-let investors following a potential precedent set at a...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to a rise in demand for holiday let rental homes, which is potentially good news for landlords...

HMRC’s Let Property Campaign, which provides an opportunity for landlords to come forward and report undeclared rental income and expenditure to...

Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity continued to slow in December with landlord investors taking out just 5,100 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2018 has come and gone,...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2017/18 self assessment tax returns just days away, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

It is that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including buy-to-let...

When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. But the rules on paying tax on rental income can...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...

For some investors, buy-to-let does not look as lucrative as it once did, with peer-to-peer investing emerging as a viable alternative...

If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

If as a landlord you are not yet in the self-assessment tax system then you need to register for tax self-assessment...

The government’s plans to change the rules on its ‘rent-a-room’ scheme, which allows people to earn up to £7,500 a year...

If you wish to raise finance against an existing property and are self-employed then you may find a secured loan provides...

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...

The government is hoping to improve standards in the private rented sector in Telford by handing £388,925 to Telford & Wrekin...

Landlords, universities and construction firms involved with developing student housing breathed a sigh of relief after HMRC’s appeal against a ruling...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

With the outlook for savers looking dismal, many people continue to invest in the tried and tested route of bricks and...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...

With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands more people are turning to buy-to-let as a means of...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2017 has come and gone, but almost...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2016/17 self assessment tax returns almost upon us, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including buy-to-let...

As we prepare ourselves for the New Year, the chances are you, along with plenty of other people, have big plans for...

LSL Group has launched two new five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products with Leeds Building Society The products, with rates of 2.94% and...

A new ‘help and support’ page has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to help landlords pay tax and...

The Treasury has so far pocketed around £2bn as a result of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes, including...

A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their...

A landlord has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller, 53,...

The government yesterday announced a U-turn on the extent of the 'Making Tax Digital' requirements, and the move has been warmly...

Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly buying cheaper properties with higher yields, Mortgages for Business found in its Complex Buy to Let Index...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...

With the new tax year upon us - it’s time for some of you to start getting into better habits to...

A London based landlord has been given a suspended two-year prison sentence for tax fraud, following a Revenue and Customs investigation...

The number of second homes liable to pay stamp duty increased to 62,800 in the final quarter of last year, up...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...

With less than just three weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let landlords are being reminded that there are...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including buy-to-let...

LandlordInvest, a peer-to-peer lending platforms for buy-to-let and bridging loans, has gained full FCA Authorisation after a 24 months application process. The...

From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough year, with a raft of changes designed to bring the booming housing...

A quarter of all residential properties acquired in the summer were either a buy-to-let investment or a second home, fresh data...

Landlords fighting to prevent punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income being introduced in April 2017 are ‘hopeful’ that a hearing...

Landlords fighting to prevent punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords being introduced next year will get their day in court,...

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

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has this week launched a 12-week consultation named 'Making Text Digital'. One of the features of the...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has called for the government to abolish stamp duty to create a more “buoyant and...

The first figures following the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords and second homebuyers have been released by...

Greater scrutiny of the capital gains tax exemption, which is used by people selling their main home, is required to help...

The government’s attack on landlords is unlikely to end anytime soon despite widespread criticisms, after it released details of how the...

If you are registered under the self-assessment tax regime, it is crucial that you do not forget to make your second...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

April provided the government with the highest Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) revenue ever recorded for a single month, according to...

Small-scale landlords with mortgages on their buy-to-let properties are being urged to fight back against unjust mortgage tax relief changes by...

A tax body has warned that flood-hit landlords could come a cropper when new rules about tax relief on expenditure by...

A legal campaign to fight punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords has progressed to the next stage. Two landlords, Steve...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has warned that HMRC is set to target those making money from renting out...

A campaign aimed at helping residential landlords get their tax affairs in order has brought in more than £50 million, according...

A law firm has highlighted another approaching deadline for landlords, which it says is particularly important to those new to letting property. Legal...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has asked for landlords’ help in proposing alternative “tax solutions” to the Government. In the summer Budget...

A firm of accountants has warned that homeowners using Airbnb to raise extra cash could end up in conflict with HMRC...

HMRC has revealed the scope of its proposed changes to the wear and tear allowance, as announced in George Osborne’s budget...

Opinions are split about whether limiting the amount of tax relief landlords can claim on mortgage interest payments will cause private...