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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
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
The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...
02 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices. Tim...
19 February 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
If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...
27 January 2024
From: Agent Advice
Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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
According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely. Glenfield Property Management says that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...
09 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment. After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...
07 October 2023
From: Agent Advice
Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets. Our latest research considers the...
07 October 2023
From: The Big Issues
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
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
An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
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
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
1. How Do I Ensure A Good Return On Investment In A Slow Market? This is one of our most frequently asked...
01 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
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
Inheritance tax receipts hit £600 million in April 2023 according to data released by HMRC. This is £100 million higher than...
03 June 2023
From: Tax & Finance
HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...
13 May 2023
From: Tax & Finance
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
The cost of living crisis has forced many landlords to reassess their property holdings, and some are even selling off. This has...
15 April 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
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
A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
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
I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...
11 February 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to begin a full review of how private rented housing is...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...
03 December 2022
From: Tax & Finance
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
1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...
19 November 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
In today’s world, where people can make money from something as simple as posting a photo of themselves wearing a new...
05 November 2022
From: The Big Issues
A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...
05 November 2022
From: Tax & Finance
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 is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
The tax cuts announced in the government’s ill-fated mini-Budget may have been reversed but they gave Labour a chance to hit...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...
24 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut. In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty paid between April and August 2022 was up 29 per cent on the same period last year according to...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A properly industry leader is calling on government to cut taxes for landlords who agree to long term tenancies and rent...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
There is no real prospect of improved rental supply in the near term as private landlords continue to sell off homes...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The favourite to be named as the new Prime Minister and Conservative leader, Liz Truss, says there will be no new...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The lettings agency chain Winkworth says the attraction of buy to let is waning for both institutional and individual investors. This is...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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
A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...
13 August 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...
30 July 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants. Right To Buy...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...
28 May 2022
From: The Big Issues
A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...
26 March 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Airbnb market in the UK is booming. Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...
12 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance
A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas. Yet this was a quiet Autumn...
30 October 2021
From: The Big Issues
Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...