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New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Airbnb says it will continue to share hosting data with HMRC because its landlord hosts want to pay their fair share...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...
27 January 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A wealth management organisation has raised the spectre that some families may end up overpaying inheritance tax. And with property wealth being...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to...
19 August 2023
From: Tax & Finance
An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...
10 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Over the last couple of years, the government has made several changes to how income and profits are taxed. Some of...
01 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...
11 March 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Accused variously of being a “snake” and a “betrayer”, Michael Gove has not always been popular with his ex-boss (Boris Johnson)...
04 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...
01 October 2022
From: The Big Issues
Renters opting for a shared property under the co-living model are older than ever before, according to new data from a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With the rising cost of living and the UK’s inflation crisis creating financial uncertainty, many are looking to make more secure...
30 April 2022
From: Agent Advice
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would increase tax on buy to let properties and on investment income for landlords. Reeves was...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
There are numerous reasons as to why renting is the way forward and how it can bring just as much, if...
15 January 2022
From: Industry Views
One of the UK’s most prestigious agencies claims that deals to buy the country’s dearest homes have been negotiated using asset-backed...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...
25 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...
11 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...
23 March 2021
From: Property Auctions
Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A philanthropist claims the difficulty some younger people have in getting on the property ownership ladder is caused by Baby Boomers...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The number of UK landlords has risen 49 per cent in the last five years to an all-time high of 2.7m...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The absence of good alternative investments and the modest pace of capital growth for property in recent years are thought to...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
New research from SpareRoom reveals the majority of sharers now want evidence of kindness, empathy and thinking of others in people they...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Camden Council has approved the renewal of landlord licensing in the borough, extending the licensing to most Houses in Multiple Occupation...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News
SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Paragon’s buy-to-let range to its mortgage panel. The buy-to-let range includes support for SPV limited company lending, including...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The Property Investor Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April and...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A growing number of women are investing in the buy-to-let market as an alternative to the failing of the pensions industry,...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Affordability is the most important issue facing students when renting, according to the latest UK student accommodation survey. The study, undertaken by...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government, to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Many young people would find it significantly harder to get a foot on the housing ladder, leaving many effectively renting for...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to pay more money in capital gains tax (CGT) under new proposals put forward by...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Six months on from the introduction of licencing that regulates Homes for Multiple Occupation (HMOs), and awareness of the new laws...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Rental income for buy-to-let landlords has increased by a staggering 15% over the past 12 month to hit £18.7bn, up from...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A number of buy-to-let landlords prefer to rent out property on a room by room basis instead of renting the whole...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Hamilton Fraser has acquired the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Tenancy Deposit Solutions Ltd (TDSL) shares, enabling the firm to take full...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The Multifamily Housing REIT, a regional UK private rented sector (PRS) property group, is planning to compete against buy-to-let landlords in...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord whose tenants were living in degrading and hazardous conditions has been banned from renting out his property. Several complaints...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News
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
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...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Despite the changes to the buy-to-let sector in recent years, there still remains a desire among many to become a landlord,...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to turn to the North West of England in a bid to increase their annual yields following the...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News
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
With the New Year now upon us, those thinking of investing in property want to know what is going to happen...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News
The findings of the BBC investigation into ID fraud linked to Right to Rent checks will come as no surprise to...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Investing in the buy-to-let sector has proved a shrewd move for many private landlords, with fresh research revealing that they have...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agent are being urged to be cautious about using family members to guarantee rent payments for tenants, following...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Landbay announced yesterday that it is to launch an accounting, reporting and tax compliance service to help landlords with their tax...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Over the past 20 years, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively sensible way to make money, which is why so...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Having long provided mega double-digit returns for investors, investment in buy-to-let continues to outperform other major asset classes, including bonds, cash...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Student property has proved itself to be the highest performing asset class over the past few years and the appeal is...
28 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...
10 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
Buy-to-let landlords are currently being invited to list rooms for rent in London free of charge on Idealflatmate.co.uk, a compatibility based...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
One of Britain’s largest housebuilders has warned of a sharp decline in demand caused by Brexit uncertainty and the government’s outright...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News
The average flatsharing tenant has increased their budget in order to stay in line with rent increases, according to EasyRoommate. The flatsharing...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Renters now spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent across large parts of England, new research has...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News
London Central Apartments III (LCA III), the latest property investment fund to invest in prime central London’s private rented sector (PRS)...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News
For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News
With student housing becoming an increasingly popular investment in recent years, Mish Liyanage at the Mistoria Group explains how you could...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
With savers receiving dismal returns from banks and building societies, thousands of people have unsurprising turned to residential property as a...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
A survey has claimed that more than four in 10 tenants in house-shares could be at risk due to not having...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The Government has responded to a petition opposing changes to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages announced in the summer budget. From April...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Women living in shared, rented accommodation are £2,271 worse off than men, according to data from flat and house share site...