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Some 69 per cent of landlords have already or are planning to increase the size of their property portfolio, increasing to...

A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...

A growing number of landlords are incorporating in order to salvage profits from the difficult buy to let sector, a bank...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of Buy to Let mortgages for landlords operating as a limited company. In addition...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

Three quarters of landlords in the UK have now used a limited company to invest in at least one of their...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

MPs from Opposition parties in the House of Commons have attacked the government’s recent stamp duty change - and taken the...

Some landlords of rental properties can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost of installing Electric Vehicle chargers. To access...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...

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

A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...

The mortgage market is becoming increasingly competitive for landlords who want to take advantage of offers as the economy comes out...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

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...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months.  The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...

There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...

The High Court has shut down a Ponzi scheme operated by a property investment firm after ruling that it was misusing...

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK are being invited to have their say on what they think of letting agents and other...

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

Paragon has launched a new online portal for buy-to-let mortgage customers and intermediaries, making it easier for borrowers to access a...

The majority of UK landlords did not set out to create significant property businesses and, even today, about half (49.7%) of...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

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

Thousands of private landlords could be unfairly pushed in to a higher tax bracket following the introduction of new taxation rules...

Former British prime minister Tony Blair made headlines over the Bank Holiday weekend for announcing a return to domestic politics to...

We all know that buy-to-let investors face a challenging time, but what are the key issues affecting landlords? Karen Bennett looks...

A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let landlords and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...

Landlord confidence is now at its highest in a year, as a growing number of buy-to-let investors seek to overcome recent...

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

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

Four in 10 landlords (40%) are either seriously considering forming a limited company in order to limit their exposure to changes...