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![Hammered! NRLA's new partnership with online auctions specialist](/upload/images/shutterstock_1310240776.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with SDL Property Auctions. SDL sells a wide range of properties in...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards defends new property sales process](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(4).jpg)
Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords who sold earlier ‘may still benefit from tax cut’ - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_240547369.jpg)
Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords ‘should only get lower tax if they sell with sitting tenants’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Long term capital appreciation dips for most recent sellers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over 90% of homes could meet EPC rating C or higher - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes. Landmark...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
In the ever-evolving landscape of property investments, one strategy continues to stand the test of time and prove its worth: property...
25 November 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Ashley Day - Director of Bristol Property Centre](/upload/images/IMG_1246(2).jpg)
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Going! Going! Gone! - Advice For Landlords Selling Through Auctions](/upload/images/Property%20auction%20generates%20%C2%A313m%20in%20sales.jpg)
The property industry in recent years has been tough to work in. Clearly the challenges we faced with the pandemic, lockdown and...
16 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Typical buy to let sold 25% below wider market price - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
Zoopla says a buy to let property sold off by a landlord is “typically priced 25 per cent lower than the...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax - How to optimise your position](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...
12 August 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Big drop in number of mortgage-driven house purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Young%20people%20more%20likely%20MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
The number of property transactions fuelled by the mortgage sector has fallen by 42 per cent so far this year. Britain’s more...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property sales HALVED this year as transaction crisis mounts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Landlords who may be in the market for buying or selling this year are being warned about a dramatic 54 per...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax warning for landlords quitting sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A tax expert is advising landlords to avoid failing to register their property sales for Capital Gains Tax within 60 days...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Glimmer of Hope: analysts see hope in downbeat market data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
HMRC says UK residential transactions in March totalled 89,560 - that’s a chunky 19 per cent lower than the same month a...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is property tax so high it drives away investment?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
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
![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
![Stricter EPCs, Rent Controls, S21 Scrapping - is this 2023?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords hit by Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-400x310.png)
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
![Landlords may sell cheaply to avoid EPC upgrade costs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
Many landlords who do not want to commit to high levels of expenditure to improve the energy efficiency of their homes,...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Selling up this autumn? It won’t be a quick job…](/upload/images/library/property-sales400x310.png)
It’s taking longer and longer for property sales to move from the acceptance of an offer to an exchange of contracts...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time to cash in your rental portfolio?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/sold-sign-landlord-today-v2.jpg)
As landlords continue to exit the market, there seems to be no easy solution for selling. Owning a buy-to-let portfolio can be...
02 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Selling Up? New service offered to landlord trade body members](/upload/images/Logos/NRLA-Logo-2020-400x310.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association has teamed up with a property sales management firm to offer a new service to landlords...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: Property management platform wants big cash injection](/upload/images/library/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Renterz, a digital property management service, is aiming to raise an unspecified “six figure sum” through crowdfunding. The company claims it’s committed...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords back proposal to extend Capital Gains Tax deadline](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Do you wish you could change your Brexit referendum vote?](/img/default/llt.png)
A third of landlords surveyed in a poll this month say they wish they could now change the way they voted...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing market strength proves itself once again](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK housing market is in growth mode as the recovery gathers pace, the latest figures show. According to Rightmove, the post-lockdown...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday triggers unseasonal rise in housing transactions](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of residential property sales agreed have surged in the month since the chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday, with...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords remain optimistic but profitability falls](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday: How much could you save?](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to temporarily increase the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland, until...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Restarting the property market is ‘a catalyst for the broader economy’](/img/default/llt.png)
Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy. The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![The Treasury stands to lose almost £5bn in stamp duty amid the coronavirus crisis](/img/default/llt.png)
The Treasury looks set to suffer a near £5bn tax hit due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has led to...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![New landlord instructions plummet as Covid-19 lockdown takes hold](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of new landlords instructing letting agents has dropped sharply - and with worse to come thanks to the coronavirus...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank predicts 38% drop in residential property sales this year](/img/default/llt.png)
Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental supply shortage set to push up rents](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![London super prime market ‘sees a significant bounce in demand’](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in demand for London’s most expensive homes from wealthy buyers, including property investors, following last...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property chains are more likely to collapse amidst a slowing market](/img/default/llt.png)
The recent increase in the number of residential property sales falling through before completion is likely to continue in the near...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Capital gains tax on buy-to-let should be increased, says IPPR](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Property price cuts attracts buyers](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a 6.1% increase in the number of property sales agreed, as buyers are spurred into action by improved...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property remains a good ‘long-term investment’](/img/default/llt.png)
Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hostmaker to pull their ‘misguided’ short-term rental ads](/img/default/llt.png)
Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Falling property sales in Manchester: has the bubble burst?](/img/default/llt.png)
If you’ve been reading about the Manchester property market, then you will probably have read that overall sales volumes have fallen...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![What impact will Brexit have on property prices?](/img/default/llt.png)
With just five weeks until the UK is set to leave the EU, the impact of leaving the bloc without a...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Q4 housing analysis shows 40% of housing stock available is rental](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a steady increase in the percentage of rental properties available over the past 12 months and data for...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers in the driver’s seat as buy-to-let property sales fade](/img/default/llt.png)
The price of small properties across many parts of the country has dropped largely because landlord purchases are down, offering fresh...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Philip Hammond urged to scrap stamp duty and CGT surcharges](/img/default/llt.png)
The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: How to sell your unwanted rental properties quickly for cash](/img/default/llt.png)
Having a poor performing rental property or one you simply wish to get rid of quickly can be a real drain...
08 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![More than 300,000 property sales collapse every year](/img/default/llt.png)
Various reports suggest that a number of buy-to-let landlords plan to exit the private rented sector due to concerns about the...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords continue to quit the Scottish rental market](/img/default/llt.png)
An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit Scotland’s private rented sector or reduce the size of their property...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Help to Rent and tax reforms among recommendations made to Treasury](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![A growing number of tenants are ‘stuck in a never ending rental trap’](/img/default/llt.png)
The scare tactics adopted by the government to keep Britain in the EU ahead of last year’s Brexit referendum saw the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investing in buy-to-let continues to provide ‘great returns’](/img/default/llt.png)
The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years has been fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord jailed for Capital Gains fraud](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller, 53,...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in the number of first time buy-to-let investors](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a significant increase in the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector for the first time over...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rents are ‘expected to continue rising’ as supply falls](/img/default/llt.png)
The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let sales slow over summer](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a significant drop in the number of buy-to-let property sales in July in the wake of the UK’s vote...