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Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies.  It claims that by avoiding...

A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has criticised Housing Minister Rachel Maclean for breaking MPs’ rules. Maclean broke rule 8 of the Code...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

It appears that the government has finally woken up to the fact that there are too few rental homes to meet...

A big change in the way landlords monitor their property finances and file their taxes is fast approaching in the form...

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

Almost three quarters of landlords have experienced an escape of water incident in their properties over the last five years, according...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...

A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...

The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...

If you are furnishing your long-term let or holiday let, a new guide to the best value second hand furniture may...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs for its snail’s pace progress, complications and poor delivery. The all-party Environmental...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

Newly released data shows precisely what subjects lead to deposit disputes - and a long-standing issue is in the number one...

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...

For landlords looking to protect their rental properties this winter, here are some top tips, as well as hints on how...

Every year is the same. Come tax season, landlords all over the UK find themselves confused when filing a self assessment...

Who are you? We are Winkworth Hendon, a franchised office with a very good reputation in our local area, we pride ourselves...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to grow, but with the latest figures from NHS Digital revealing that there were...

With more than 170 pieces of landlord legislation in place, property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have once again joined...

HMRC’s Let Property Campaign, which provides an opportunity for landlords to come forward and report undeclared rental income and expenditure to...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to rise across all regions in Scotland, according to property consultancy Galbraith. With the PRS...

Finding a tenant for your property is more of an art than a science. It has, in a sense, got a...

Two leading property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have joined forces to offer their blend of expertise in a one-day...