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![Farage ’will reverse S24 Landlord Tax Change within 100 days’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2359406599.jpg)
Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reform UK policies dismissed as return to Liz Truss disaster](/upload/images/shutterstock_314974190.jpg)
Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: Who Are You Going To Vote For?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2344668579.jpg)
Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ Top Worries, Challenges and Expectations for the Future](/upload/images/shutterstock_1364479883.jpg)
The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...
23 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Council slaps two Civil Penalty Notices on landlord after winning appeal](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310.jpg)
A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Insurer talks up personal guarantee demands expected by lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
An insurance firm claims landlords shopping for a new mortgage deal may be expected by lenders to prepare personal guarantees. Purbeck claims...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Landlords - the issue that won’t go away](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...
02 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![A Comprehensive Guide to HMO Mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...
02 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Chancellor Should Provide Targeted Support for Landlords and Tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_1255441363.jpg)
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Abusive landlord prosecuted for obstructing council officers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove rules out tax help for landlords in near future](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government must act to save landlords, tenants - top agent](/upload/images/shutterstock_1746444971.jpg)
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Repeal Section 24 is key political priority says industry leader](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Section 24 petition falls far short of signature target](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Section 24 tax petition struggles for support with month to go](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TaxPlanning-400x310.png)
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Addressing the Perfect Storm of Rental Change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...
04 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Sign Up! Section 24 petition wins support from trade group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Specialist property sales for landlords](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/opg-for-rent.jpg)
As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...
26 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Tax Relief Petition passes new milestone but still needs support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
The government may already have dismissed it, but the petition wanting landlords to be able to offset mortgage interest against tax...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Tax Relief - Government dismisses landlord's petition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
A petition signed by well over 28,000 and calling for the reversal of tax measures introduced to penalise landlords has been...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Call To Action - more landlord signatures needed for petition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The petition to secure government action over the Section 24 tax issue affecting landlords has passed the 16,500 benchmark but has...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tax Change petition passes new threshold but long way to go](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
A petition calling on the government to reverse the section 24 tax change has passed a key threshold - but still has...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stop The Tax Grab - Landlord’s petition to reverse law change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are being encouraged to sign a petition calling on the government to reverse the section 28 tax change which had...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists demand another eviction ban until law is changed](/img/default/llt.png)
There’s a new call for all Section 24 evictions to be suspended until the passing of the Rental Reform Act -...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![The average BTL investment makes a return of just £2k a year, claims Howsy](/img/default/llt.png)
Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Half of landlords would not currently invest in the BTL sector](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of landlords would not currently consider investing in the buy-to-let sector as a consequence of buy-to-let tax and legislative...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Evictions specialist wants landlords to have a say on Section 21](/img/default/llt.png)
There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PM Johnson urged to ‘reinvigorate buy-to-let’ by introducing tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor urged to ‘breathe life back into the private landlord sector’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords believe that today’s Spring Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the buy-to-let...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Paul Shamplina, Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of Hamilton Fraser](/img/default/llt.png)
Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Draconian tax changes will force landlords to ‘evict tenants’ or ‘increase their rents’](/img/default/llt.png)
Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![New landlords association urges Chancellor to reverse BTL tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords could save more than £1,300 a year on letting agent fees – claim](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![A third of small private landlords plan to sell up as BTL crackdown bites](/img/default/llt.png)
From a landlord’s perspective, it has been a tough couple of years, with a raft of changes designed to bring the...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Gearing among BTL landlords is getting lower](/img/default/llt.png)
Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords, Let Your Property for Free!](/img/default/llt.png)
This February HomeRenter announces new trial offer package... HomeRenter, the online lettings marketplace which launched a beta version in Autumn 2017 and...
12 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter](/img/default/llt.png)
Who are you? Will Handley, CEO of HomeRenter What does it say on your business card? CEO and Co-founder What is HomeRenter? HomeRenter’s mission is to...
08 February 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![What does 2018 have in store for landlords?](/img/default/llt.png)
Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords ‘finally waking up’ to mortgage interest relief change, says NLA](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of private landlords are ‘finally waking up’ to the fact they could be pushed in to a higher...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Is it still possible to make money as a landlord?](/img/default/llt.png)
Since the twin onslaughts of George Osborne’s Section 24 tax raid and the wholly unfounded negative hype surrounding Brexit, the talk...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Lower profits for many landlords mean ‘rents will have to rise this year’](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Most Brits are unaware of the buy-to-let tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Up to 1.4 million landlords unaware of buy-to-let tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Many people feel anxious and uncomfortable when getting themselves into debt and understandably this is why many of us strive to...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government challenged on tax changes that will cause ‘hardship for tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
The Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use this week’s Budget announcement to alter pending changes to mortgage interest tax...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free tax advice for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Many mortgage brokers are now offering buy-to-let landlords who are purchasing or remortgaging property a free tax consultation to help them...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![A higher number of landlords seek to bypass buy-to-let tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
The buy-to-let boom of recent years has fed the stereotype that Brits are obsessed with property. Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2017: The NLA issues its wish list for Philip Hammond](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to reconsider changes to tax relief for residential landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is urging the government to reconsider pending taxation changes announced by the now former chancellor George...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of buy-to-let landlords struggling to pay mortgages hits 2-year high](/img/default/llt.png)
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, new figures show Mortgage arrears among landlords...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![A significant number of landlords plan to reduce their BTL portfolios](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let tax changes pose ‘real risks for tenants’](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenant evictions could rise sharply in the coming months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next year...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement ‘missed opportunity’ to support buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords have been left disappointed at the 'missed opportunity' in the Autumn Statement to support those that invest in the...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords call for change in Autumn Statement](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords believe that this week’s Autumn Statement provides the chancellor Philip Hammond with an opportunity to bolster activity in the...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Tenant arrears set to soar](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenant defaults could increase significantly over the next 12 months amid reports that many buy-to-let landlords plan to increase rents next...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![NLA urges landlords to lobby parliament over tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) continues to urge landlords to lobby the government over taxation changes announced by the now former...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rental prices set to soar](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Around 440,000 landlords will be pushed into higher tax bracket from April 2017](/img/default/llt.png)
Some 440,000 basic-rate tax payers will be forced into a higher tax bracket from April next year once planned changes to...
22 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises are inevitable after tax clampdown on buy-to-let](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords may have failed last week in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Disappointment for landlords as court rejects full judicial review of BTL tax](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Book your free ticket for the Property Investor & Homebuyer Show](/img/default/llt.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 7...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Phase two of Tenant Tax campaign launches](/img/default/llt.png)
A group campaigning for the abolition of the buy-to-let tax grab have launched the second phase of its crowdfunding campaign and...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government to be challenged in court over BTL tax grab](/img/default/llt.png)
A legal campaign to fight punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords has progressed to the next stage. Two landlords, Steve...