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

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

The government should tax property ‘hoarders’ cashing in on the UK housing market says a left-leaning think tank. A report by the New Economics...

HM Revenue and Custoims is running a series of webinars aimed primarily at those new to earning income from property of...

A new rental market analysis has revealed where in the UK has the highest proportion of private landlords.  Benham and Reeves analysed...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

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

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

A fund is claiming that investors who put money into real estate funds as an avenue of investment have seen a...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...

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

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

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

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

The government has unveiled plans for the completion of the rollout of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme, with the scheme...

Landlords are being invited to take part in a survey in relation to the existing tax system.  The study, which is being...

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb and similar platforms, but Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd, a property management...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

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

With the new tax year approaching, now is a good time to get your tax affairs up to date, and to...

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

The Government has responded to a petition opposing changes to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages announced in the summer budget. From April...