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In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

Winkworth's chief executive says next week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax Relief for investors. Dominic Agace says...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

A leading lettings industry figure says politicians should have the repeal of Section 24 as a major priority. Section 24 removes a...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

Whoever forms the next government must put the private rental sector at the heart of its housing policy. That’s the view of...

New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...

Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...

Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...

.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to begin a full review of how private rented housing is...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

A petition signed by well over 28,000 and calling for the reversal of tax measures introduced to penalise landlords has been...

Whingers who complain about financial perks for landlords and who then complain about rising rents when the perks are withdrawn and...

The main landlords’ trade body has blasted the government for ‘breaking’ the private rented sector through laws, measures and comments deliberately...

The lettings agency chain Winkworth says the attraction of buy to let is waning for both institutional and individual investors. This is...

Generation Rent, which typically attacks all landlords and especially those involved in buy to let, has instead focussed its latest social...

The next Prime Minister must address the supply crisis in the private rented sector if homeownership ambitions are to become a...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

A record number of companies were set up last year to hold buy to let property.   In total there were 47,400 new...

Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

Rishi Sunak is being urged not to increase capital gains tax, as part of the government’s attempts to claw back the...

The new tax year got underway earlier this week, bringing with it a new set of rules. Since April 2017, the amount...

A number of property firms and landlord organisations have welcomed government action to support landlords and tenants affected by coronavirus. Private tenants...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling for a package of measures from government and...

The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are switching to short-term lets, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours holiday homes...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

The tax and regulatory changes introduced in recent years have led to an increase in the number of landlords exiting the...

The National Landlord Investment Show will return this year with events set to take place across the UK.  The first of six...

A number of buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will visit the Olympia Conference Centre in London today in order to obtain...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London next month where they will...

Howsy has issued a stark warning over the health of the UK’s private rented sector as tax and regulation changes continue...

The government has been attacked by a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee for its “incoherent” approach...

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...

New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...

The Tory leadership contest is well underway with just two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - left in the...

Most landlords feel optimistic about the existing UK buy-to-let environment, fresh research suggests. The study by Cambridge and Counties Bank showed that...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London today where they will be...

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched with a view to looking into short-term lets. The new group, which...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has criticised policies of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne with regard to housing. Speaking at...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

On the surface, registering as a limited company could serve higher taxpayers and larger investors well, while mainstream lenders remain a...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London, it has...

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

With the 31 January deadline for the 2017/18 self assessment tax returns just days away, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...

Investors have long turned to residential property as a means of supplementing their income, supported by strong demand from tenants and...

Buy-to-let landlords and property enthusiasts will once again descend on the Olympia Conference Centre in London in March where they will...

UK rents are expected to increase by 7.5% over the next three years, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

Buy-to-let is a lot tougher than it once was. Landlords’ returns have been squeezed by the introduction of the 3% stamp duty...

Rents in London’s prime property market have increased further, rising by 1.1% in the 12 months to September, as more people...

As the Chancellor prepares for today’s Autumn Budget, more residential taxes are widely mooted to be introduced, according to various experts. The...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

A number of tenants have been hit by rent rises over the past 12 months as landlords respond to extra taxes...

Philip Hammond is coming under increasing pressure to reverse draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let landlords. A number of landlords have been...

A new guide to help brokers navigate recent and upcoming tax changes with their landlord clients’ has been launched by Accord...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...

Philip Hammond is being urged to use his Autumn Budget, which will take place on 29 October, to support investment in...

TSB has cut rates on selected two-, three- and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let purchase and remortgage products. Two-year fixed rates between 60%...

The number of buy-to-let landlords acquiring new properties continues to tumble as recent tax changes bite, but property remains a viable...

Tax and regulation changes continue to have an adverse impact on the buy-to-let market, with the value of mortgages taken out...

The government must move now to start supporting those that invest in the private rented sector or risk seeing significantly more...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

The UK housing market continued to slow last month as reflected by a drop in new mortgage lending, with many buy-to-let...

With savers receiving appalling returns from banks and building societies, many people are unsurprising still interested in investing in buy-to-let as...

The UK’s tourism sector is going from strength to strength with growing visits by foreigners in the country, and the increasing...

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

The government must start to provide financial incentives for buy-to-let landlords prepared to offer longer tenancies or risk seeing rents soar,...

Buy-to-let landlords could face another stamp duty rate hike in the Autumn Budget to further curb the acquisition of second homes. The...

Many buy-to-let landlords have so far refrained from passing on extra costs to tenants despite feeling the squeeze from a stamp duty...

Activity in the buy-to-let mortgage market took a further dip in May as the combination of tighter tax and mortgage rules...

There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...

As a private landlord you have a crucial role in providing a much needed housing option for people and so why...

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...

Rents in the UK are set to increase as demand for rental properties grows, but the number of homes coming on...

The UK is facing a critical rental shortage as many landlords continue to offload properties due to recent tax a change,...

Registration is now live for the National Landlord Investment Show which will take place at London Olympia this week.  Hundreds of buy-to-let landlords...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London raised more than £67m, with a success rate of 75%, but buy-to-let investors in the...