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The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

The government has launched the consultation on the controversial subject of disaggregation - a system which has seen council tax bills...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

A cap limiting landlord spending on energy efficiency improvements to £3,500 should be scrapped and replaced with a new £5,000 figure,...

Rental yields have increased to their highest level for two years, according to the latest edition of Kent Reliance for Intermediaries’...

Activity in London’s the super prime rental market has hit a five-year high as more people opt to rent rather than...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

There has been increased demand for buy-to-let property in prime central London in recent months and this trend looks set to continue...

The average rental yield achieved in prime central London in December was 3.35% - the highest level seen since April 2012...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity slowed dramatically in September, as the number of landlords taking out new home loans dropped by almost a...

Renters in central London now face having to bid against each other, pushing rents up in the process, as a result...

Philip Hammond has once again failed to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms that have had far-reaching...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

Two years on from sweeping tax reforms to the buy-to-let sector, the industry is rapidly shifting towards professional landlords, according to...

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

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

Mortgage lending fell to a four-year low during the final quarter of last year as tax reforms continue to deter buy-to-let...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), despite...

But-to-let landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, with almost half of all landlords having...

Chancellor Philip Hammond has been slammed by Belvoir for failing to address taxes on buy-to-let landlords imposed by his predecessor George...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

The number of mortgages approved for buy-to-let acquisitions fell in April, according to the latest figures, which suggest that many landlords...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...

There was a 10% increase in the number of residential property transactions in the first quarter of the year compared with the...

The Government’s reduction of landlord buy-to-let tax relief to the 20% basic rate is a major factor for half (50%) of...