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The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

The Portuguese government has announced sweeping measures, mostly against landlords, which some activists want introduced in the UK too. Portuguese Prime Minister...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

A change in government policy will allow landlords to fund investment that will help businesses recover, says tax and advisory firm...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many of the countries worse hit – reliant on tourism and outward investment...

Rental price growth in English cities undergoing extensive regeneration is outpacing the national average, new research shows. Looking at 12 cities in...

A growing number of private landlords are turning to Airbnb and similar platforms, but Apropos by DJ Alexander Ltd, a property management...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed calls by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the...

The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for tax reforms to encourage and support more landlords to offer longer tenancies. In its...

An exodus of landlords from the buy-to-let market has caused a significant drop in rental property listings in recent month with...

Private landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In its consultation...

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

Lord Flight, a former Conservative Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has once again criticised his own party’s buy-to-let tax changes,...

Buy-to-let landlords avoided a further tax clampdown in the Budget yesterday, while the Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed government plans to review...

The importance of the private rented market in this country should not be underestimated – it is a crucial source of...

Despite the government’s decision to cut tax incentives and increase stamp duty rates for landlords, many mortgage brokers believe that demand...

Some 60% of London landlords would reduce the size of their property portfolios in the event of a rent freeze.  This is...