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National Landlord Investment Show has announced that the former Leader of the Conservative Party, the Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith,...

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

HM Revenue and Customs has provided answers to the top five questions asked on the Self Assessment helpline.  Do I need to fill...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

The Welsh Minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector...

A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

The government has accepted arguments put forward by landlords and accountancy groups, and delayed a key deadline for compulsory digital tax returns. A...

The government has been told it should should think again about its plans to make it compulsory for landlords and self-employed...

Speculation that the Truss government might move on to tax cuts to incentivise landlords appears wide of the mark. There has been...

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

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...

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 and property enthusiasts will descend on Manchester United FC’s Old Trafford next week where they will be able to...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let landlords investing in the capital’s property market since the 3%...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

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

The 60th National Landlord Investment Show will take place at Manchester United FC’s Old Trafford this week. The event, which will take...

Paragon saw a significant increase in first-half underlying profit supported by its buy-to-let offering. The specialist lender has announced that its first-half...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

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

In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for the introduction of a specialist new court to deal solely with housing issues...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has announced that it is launching two new training courses for all landlords next month. The ‘Planning...

First it was the change in Stamp duty and Landlord Taxation taking a large chunk of Investors out of the buying...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let sector due to higher stamp duty costs...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will not deter the vast majority of...

Many mortgage brokers are now offering buy-to-let landlords who are purchasing or remortgaging property a free tax consultation to help them...

The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...

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

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

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...

Almost half of buy-to-let landlords say they would dump their letting agent if their profits started to drop, fresh research from...

Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...

Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the...

Buy-to-let landlords have come under attack from the taxman and now also from the Bank of England, which could make landlord...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...

Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...

As the UK prepares to change the way landlords are taxed by scrapping the existing rules that permit them to offset all...

Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...

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

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

Barclays has become the latest lender to impose more stringent checks on landlords looking for mortgages. From 26 May, the bank will...

A survey of nearly 1,400 private rented sector landlords undertaken by BDRC Continental on behalf of Paragon Mortgages has revealed that...

Specialist mortgage lender Paragon has called on the Chancellor to make no further changes to the taxation of landlords in today's...

More than two thirds of landlords say that changes to buy-to-let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents, according to...

Campaign group Generation Rent has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £60,000 to keep the organisation going. The crowdfunding push follows an...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated that UK interest rates could rise "at the turn of this year". In a...

Experts warn that rents will rise after Chancellor George Osborne announced a cut in tax relief to landlords in the summer...