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25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC and Labour council in joint clampdown on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords give five ways to boost council housing supply long-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2429936655.jpg)
A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC's Property Tax Rules: Fines and Lesser-Known Facts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
29 June 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![NRLA says Rental Reform sabotaged by lack of tenant choice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Capital Gains Tax Threat - a lawyer’s advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax scheme could cost HMRC millions in lost income - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
It’s been suggested that a Tory manifesto policy could create a tax loophole that would cost HMRC millions of pounds in...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Billions! Landlords adds so much to the economy, says NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC launches tax clampdown on Airbnb and short lets landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_2230118067.jpg)
HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Police warn landlords to smoke out cannabis farms](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Cannabis-Plant-1-400x310.jpg)
Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Non-Dom Tax Reforms Will Impact Prime Central London](/upload/images/shutterstock_725480137.jpg)
The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...
30 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Another council slaps 100% extra tax on property owners](/upload/images/shutterstock_2385697245.jpg)
A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax Rebates for renters - think tank’s suggestion](/upload/images/shutterstock_2330022011.jpg)
A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC’s embarrassing U-turn on Self-Assessment Helpline closure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Truth - landlords add billions to economy, and house millions of people](/upload/images/shutterstock_2177546571.jpg)
Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords ‘should only get lower tax if they sell with sitting tenants’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![I Quit! Landlord sells up because of “unfair” licensing regime](/upload/images/shutterstock_424977874.jpg)
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Grab from landlords closely resembles Generation Rent advice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Raid planned on landlords in Budget - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...
03 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC admits Making Tax Digital will cost landlords money and time](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand for private rental property soars again - new figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_1369277444.jpg)
Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax - will Jeremy Hunt target stamp duty in his Budget?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty2_400x310.png)
Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...
10 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![New homes giants merge to form UK’s biggest house builder](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert: licensing risks of double jeopardy and entrapment](/upload/images/shutterstock_2029285928(1).jpg)
A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will Hunt listen to rental proposal that gives £10 billion to the Treasury?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC warning as thousands of landlords risk missing tax deadline](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxTime-400x310.png)
HM Revenue and Customs says that its latest data - one week ahead of the January 31 Self Assessment deadline -...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council raising revenue through licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial landlords more optimistic despite economic headwinds - lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Crisis Solved - parties, government, councils and BoE work together](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...
13 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Airbnb gives its landlords tax tips to satisfy HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Super-Agency manages over 150,000 tenanted properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC reveals big slump in residential property deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Warn Tenants - rents up in 2024 thanks to mortgage costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC targets landlords who allegedly under-report profits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Self Assessment - HMRC’s Top Five Questions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
HM Revenue and Customs has provided answers to the top five questions asked on the Self Assessment helpline. Do I need to fill...
09 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![HMRC holding tax teach-in for new landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1060261916.jpg)
HM Revenue and Custoims is running a series of webinars aimed primarily at those new to earning income from property of...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC to gather more data on landlords from next year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC warns landlords against ‘hybrid’ tax avoidance scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks: Government must safeguard the PRS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Paul%20Shamplina.png)
The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...
23 September 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Renters Reform Bill may be last straw for many landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![How much longer for Renters Reform details? Industry figure demands action](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC’s Self Assessment tax warning to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment. Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC pushes up late payment charges for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Any landlord hit with late payment surcharges from HM Revenue & Customs will now face even higher charges. As a result of...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction bonanza as landlords contribute to record business](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
Landlords are often seen as stalwarts of property auctions, and are attributed with helping the sector’s growth over the past decade. Property...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet another council ponders revenue-raising licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty - should landlords review accuracy of tax?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![The NRLA Demands Change in the Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...
08 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Airbnb offers new incentive to would-be spare room landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer. Last...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bring back Mortgage Interest Relief - even HMRC would benefit!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC preparing for tax bonanza after Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s Wrong With Landlords Forced To Sell? - brokers’ claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A mortgage broker claims there’s “no downside” to the current problem of landlords quitting the private rental sector. Jonathan Burridge, founding adviser...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Taxes hit new highs - HMRC reveals data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
New figures show that property taxes - often rising as a result of frozen thresholds - lead the way as the...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lets sector strong despite threat of regulation - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![The War On Landlords - a reader writes…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb offers £100 to hosts joining up during Coronation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/airbnb400x310.jpg)
Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge tax losses caused by rental crackdown - NRLA claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Growing fears of more tax and red tape for holiday lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Licensing - Raising Standards or Just Raising Revenue?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyFinancing-400x310.png)
Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...
04 March 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![HMRC wants details of high-value company-owned rentals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC targets short-let landlords with ‘nudge’ tax letters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Compulsory Purchase threats to private landlords - new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is property tax so high it drives away investment?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year compared to the...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP speaks up for landlords and urges tax reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Self Assessment - the mistakes landlords make…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...
28 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Increase stamp duty for landlords says prominent Tory MP](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour tells landlords not to raise rents to pay for new licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
Labour controlled Nottingham council is introducing a new licensing scheme - and tells landlords not to raise rents to pay the...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes tax hike agreed by all political parties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Take in a lodger in 2023 to earn some extra cash](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuyRent-400x310.png)
If you’re looking to make some extra cash in 2023 as the cost of living continues to bite, you may consider...
14 January 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Biggest Profits - letting out individual rooms or whole houses?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
A new study by insurance firm CIA Landlords has analysed rental prices of properties across the UK to discover possible revenue...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC trousers huge rise in tax revenue - latest figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hunt and Sunak missed the chance to boost rental supply - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed. Ben Beadle, chief...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC makes direct appeal to Landlord Today readers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax Threat - government told not to raise it](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxTime-400x310.png)
A website that describes itself as promoting “popular capitalism” is urging the government not to consider raising Capital Gains Tax on...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC trousers billions from yet another property tax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords contribute heavily to large increase in property tax paid](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly two thirds compared to the pre-pandemic period according to analysis of the latest...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut on rental homes would help tenants AND government - claim](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has renewed calls for stamp duty cuts on homes to let out. The NRLA initially made the...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC’s tax take from property continue to soar - latest figures](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show yet another large increase in the amount of taxation received by the...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - Five Golden Rules for Holiday Lettings](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...
20 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
![HMRC’s massive rise in Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed. The Revenue received...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC lifts threat hanging over first-time landlords](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![London landlords contribute to eye-watering stamp duty payments](/upload/images/library/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb league table shows cities with highest average prices](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax Threat to Holiday Lets - three investigations under way](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tax Take - Investors make up almost half of stamp duty receipts](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC shock - many landlords named and shamed over tax](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How landlords can profit from having a digital billboard on a property](/upload/images/400x310%2001A_CC_HarnallLaneCoventry_%20011-0602-4489%20_Gable_JUN21_Raw%20copy%202.jpg)
Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...
11 June 2022
From: Lettings PropTech
![Landlords can spread fee payment with new PropTech platform - claim](/upload/images/library/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brexit threat to cleaning could hurt private landlords - claim](/upload/images/library/Brexit-People-400x310.jpg)
A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Drop buy to let stamp duty tax or risk supply crisis - warning](/upload/images/library/LoudSpeaker-1-400x310.jpg)
Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![More licensing revenue-raising - Council resuscitates consultation](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![All-Inclusive Rents: a blessing or a curse?](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...
19 March 2022
From: Rental Reform
![EPC and HMO teach-in for landlords as councils unite over renting](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q: How to boost rental supply? A: Scrap stamp duty surcharge](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
The government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion and the rental market could have soaring supply if stamp duty...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive tax hike and stiffer rules for holiday lets in one part of UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC’s tax revaluation ‘is stealth tax on landlords’ - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Landlords of HMOs are being faced with a revaluation of their properties by HMRC which could result in many suffering tax...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC blasted for forcing landlords to change to Making Tax Digital](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A group of MPs has unveiled a scathing report about the inadequacies of HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular reference...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Navigating the holiday let investment market](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome%20400%20x%20310%20-min.jpg)
Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...
19 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![Build To Rent praised by council as “secure and affordable”](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/BTR-400x310.jpg)
A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...