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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...

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

A council is telling landlords that its new selective licensing fee is so low it should be entirely tax deductible and...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

A cap limiting landlord spending on energy efficiency improvements to £3,500 should be scrapped and replaced with a new £5,000 figure,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...

The government is coming under growing pressure from landlords to be more ambitious when it comes to the energy efficiency of...

Buy-to-let landlords with rental properties in Peterborough will now have to pay £600 for a five-year licence to rent out a...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...

Over the last few months, landlords have seen their profits eroded with the chancellors’ recent tax measures and it is becoming...

The anti-landlord policies adopted by the government has had an adverse impact on private landlords, especially the smaller players, over the...

Over the past year, the buy to let market has experienced some substantial changes, most recently the new taxation laws which...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are still unaware, or only vaguely aware, of the changes to mortgage interest relief, despite the...

The vast majority of Britons, including many renters who could soon find their rents rising as landlords look to recoup their...

Thanks to the chancellor’s tax measures, many landlords now have to review their portfolios to find ways to protect their profits....

Chancellor George Osborne is presenting the “summer budget” tomorrow with rumours circulating that he will give in to calls to close...

For landlords, the importance of purchasing quality insurance cover can never be underestimated.   Unfortunately, standard home buildings or content policies don’t...