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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,...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

A Tory has slammed the proposed clampdown on short lets proposed by Housing Secretary Michael Gove - and he calls them...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

A leader of the Renters Reform Coalition activist lobby has made a specific targeted attack on the motives and honesty of...

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

One of the biggest parts of buying a holiday home is securing a holiday let mortgage which can differ substantially to...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Calling all landlords, Investors and property professionals: National Landlord Investment Show returns to Olympia London on 6th March for its first...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

Both sides of the rental divide have criticised Conservative proposals to boost housing demand while doing nothing about supply. Over the New...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

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

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

Investors selling a buy to let so far in 2023 made gains which were 10.1 per cent lower than those who...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

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

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

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

New data produced by lettings agency Savills gives an indication of how the buy to let sector may be threatened by...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

The property market is always changing, leaving investors on the constant lookout for their next big opportunity. With housing prices continuing...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A quarter of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

A news service claims that in many UK cities there are now more entire homes listed on Airbnb than there are...

The cost of living crisis has forced many landlords to reassess their property holdings, and some are even selling off.  This has...

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

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

A flamboyant landlord with 150 properties in England says he’s quitting the sector and taking his investment money elsewhere. Ajay Ahuja says:...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

Lloyds Bank says house prices are forecast to drop seven per cent this year.  The bank - which is Britain’s largest mortgage...

Although most property sellers in the past year made a substantial gain, a new analysis shows that flat sellers - many...

A new study by insurance firm CIA Landlords has analysed rental prices of properties across the UK to discover possible revenue...

A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...

A new study claims to show where landlords should invest in 2023, based on recent profits. The website Money has looked at...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

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

Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...

House prices will fall by 7.9 per cent next year and then will effectively stagnate until 2027 according to a gloomy...

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

Large numbers of Britons are considering becoming holiday let landlords to earn extra income from the continued popularity of UK staycations,...

The new Chancellor in the beleaguered Liz Truss government is former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt - a buy to...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

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

A probe by the Financial Times has found that some 26,500 individuals missed the Capital Gains Tax filing deadline in 2021-22...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy to...

Managing property finances can be hard work, long-winded and stressful. With regulation changes and market volatility, keeping on top of your...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

A senior figure at the right wing magazine The Spectator has slammed landlords for blatant profiteering. The magazine’s assistant online editor says...

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

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

New research suggests that a like-for-like comparison shows short lets earning 21 per cent more than the same home let out...

Landlords work harder to ensure properties are suitable for their preferred tenant type, more than they do to achieve maximum profits.  That’s...

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

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...

A council is launching a Private Tenants Charter which it says will set standards for landlords and private rental sector organisations...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...

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

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

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...

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

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

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

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

Campaign group Generation Rent has issued an angry statement in response to the government’s decision to extend the eviction ban for...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

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

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay has launched a range of mortgages for trading limited companies buying or remortgaging houses, apartments, HMOs...

Retail giant John Lewis says it is expecting 40 per cent of its profits to come from non-retail activities such as...

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

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

The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has joined forces with tenant activists to demand the Chancellor gives financial support...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

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...