Taxing Issues

Taxing Issues

The government’s much-hyped ‘tax day’ yesterday had - by comment consent - an underwhelming impact on the property sector. ...
The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high quality and lower leveraged buy to let sector. ...
A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains Tax as has been suggested. ...
No news is good news, they say - and the absence of any announcement about Capital Gains Tax in thre Budget was welcomed by landlords and lettings industry figures. ...
Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims Zoopla. ...
A tax specialist says HM Revenue & Customs is mobilising its teams to probe Airbnb hosts - and he warns ‘the clock is ticking’. ...
A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as a go-to source of specialised information. ...
Landlords with tenants on Universal Credit are struggling to set up Alternative Payment Arrangements because the UC portal is closed to new claimants. ...
An influential all-party committee of MPs and members of the House of Lords is calling for a new council tax fund to subsidise landlords left high and dry when students are forced to study from home and not at college. ...
A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which are due this month - is the last time they can deduct mortgage expenses from rental income. ...
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