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Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed. Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...
16 September 2023
From: Agent Advice
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
New research has come to a conclusion that will surprise few - that landlords today are twice as likely to be...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...
08 July 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A property law specialist wants a national register of tenants to allow landlords to check their history before rental agreements are...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s a new warning this morning that rents are set to soar as landlords struggle with much higher interest rate payments...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent group of economists has predicted the measures in the Renters Reform Bill will backfire on the government. Matthew Lesh, Director...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Rising numbers of landlords are likely to switch to specialising in holiday rentals and short-term lets in the months ahead, an...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Previous estimates that half a million landlords are set to sell up may actually be a massive under-estimate, a property industry figure...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
New data about the Prime London housing market shows that the average discount to asking price has increased to 8.4 per...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords say housing standards in one of the UK’s biggest cities could sugar because of council tax changes for empty homes. Manchester’s...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...
11 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
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
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has poured cold water on the prospect of any tax cuts in the near future -...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...
28 January 2023
From: The Big Issues
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
Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the red...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Speculation that the Truss government might move on to tax cuts to incentivise landlords appears wide of the mark. There has been...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...
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
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
The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
New research showed a large month-on-month increase in the cost of typical buy to let fixed rate mortgages popular with landlords. Online...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Don’t pick on landlords - that’s the message from a leading tax and advisory consultancy. Blick Rothenberg warns that the government needs...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The surge in rents will subside and the market will normalise before the end of the year. That’s the prediction from Zoopla...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A long-term shortage of stock means the rental sector is “massively underperforming” according to the property analytics service TwentyCi. It says in...
21 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
The leader of the Generation Rent campaign group has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of “stacking the economy against private renters who...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
With 2022 just hours away, here’s a reminder of two tax changes that will directly affect landlords next year - and...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a...
22 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
The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...
20 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance
Half of landlords are positive about the future but new regulations and tax changes are causing concern, according to new research...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...
22 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
Nearly a million landlords plan to review their buy to let portfolios over the next two years with the number planning...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The private rental sector is in slow retreat according to a new analysis by Nationwide-owned specialist lender, The Mortgage Works. Nationwide chief...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A property investment consultancy says growing numbers of UK and international landlords are incorporating to manage their buy to let portfolios...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency estimates that the number of overseas landlords owning property in the UK has hit a five-year high -...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...
12 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A property analyst says landlords with company structures to handle their buy to let portfolios are unlikely to be worried by changes in...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Some 45 per cent of landlords remain optimistic about the year ahead, despite the obvious health and regulation challenges - and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The financial services regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, is warning mortgage lenders to be strict on their assessment of customers wanting...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A research project funded by the Nationwide Foundation has revealed widespread tenant satisfaction with small-scale landlords in Scotland. The project, RentBetter, looks...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...
27 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant drop in the proportion of annual sales to buy-to-let landlords as measured by Hamptons International. The estate...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The Government should consider postponing upcoming tax changes because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Apropos by DJ Alexander. The property management...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Fresh research shows almost half of landlords are considering divesting their portfolios and leaving the PRS due to an increase in regulation...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his Budget speech, which will take...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The cost of buy-to-let mortgages has continued to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The biggest month-on-month fall in...
10 March 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
Next month's Budget is a golden opportunity to reform Britain's broken housing market and get the country moving again, according to...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) and the National Landlords Association (NLA) are calling on the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Cuts to tax relief and other rule changes are driving out smaller landlords, the latest figures show. Official HMRC data reveals the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
More than 800 landlords have been surveyed to establish where they feel offer the best buy-to-let investment opportunities in 2020. The study,...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
An online comparison site has been launched by Buy-to-Let Direct with a view to helping landlords make the right decisions when...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Landbay has achieved a rather impressive 200% growth in lending volumes over the past 12 months. The buy-to-let lender reports that recent...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News
There will be further growth in portfolio and complex buy-to-let lending in 2020, Paragon predicts. There has been greater demand over the...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, which sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
The Leeds Building Society has announced a new buy-to-let mortgage product and a series of rate reductions. The new product is an...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A growing number of tenants are experiencing rent hikes due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the market, according to Carter...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
An overwhelming majority of buy-to-let landlords are optimistic about their future in the private rental sector with 84% looking to maintain...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News
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...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The majority of landlords in the UK’s private rented sector do not believe that new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Purchasing an investment property via a limited company, rather than as an individual, has become significantly more popular, and that largely...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Rental values in London’s super prime rental market dropped by 0.5% in the year to July on the back of a...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Some 12% of properties in the private rented sector are now owned by a company as tax changes make private landlords...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to become the next Conservative Party leader, are being to urged to...