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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The National Residential Landlords Association has slammed yesterday’s lacklustre Budget as a missed opportunity. Yesterday’s announcements - like to be the last...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

Landlords selling up because of rising taxes and unaffordable regulations are being advised not to be over ambitious with asking prices.  Tim...

Painful tax traps have been set for millions of people this year. Your pay may not even have kept pace with...

If you're thinking of investing in a holiday home this year, there can be a lot to consider. From gathering insight to...

Paul Johnson - a director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies since 2011 and a visiting economics professor at University College...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

According to a London property management company, the profile of renters in prime London is varying hugely.  Glenfield Property Management says that...

After the Autumn Statement unveiled a major tax cut for January, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ll pay less tax in...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

Activist’s Twitter war of words continues  It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...

The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...

Landlords frustrated by poor returns and high taxes in the buy to let arena are looking for ways to diversify investment...

There is a real difficulty for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party at the moment.  After 14 years in power, any failings land squarely...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment.  Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...

An outspoken agent says he is seeing growing numbers of people renting in later life to reduce their inheritance tax liability. Trevor...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

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

A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...

1. How Do I Ensure A Good Return On Investment In A Slow Market? This is one of our most frequently asked...

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

Inheritance tax receipts hit £600 million in April 2023 according to data released by HMRC. This is £100 million higher than...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to explain the benefits of submitting their 2022 to...

Investors and second home buyers contributed over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year according to a property...

The Generation Rent campaign has given its support to a call by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be given powers to...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

New figures show that property taxes - often rising as a result of frozen thresholds - lead the way as the...

The cost of living crisis has forced many landlords to reassess their property holdings, and some are even selling off.  This has...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real...

The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the government to begin a full review of how private rented housing is...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year compared to the...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning the Tories against ‘stealth increases’ for Capital Gains and Inheritance taxes. David Alexander...

An influential new report wants higher taxes for landlords letting holiday properties. The Office for Tax Simplification - a division of HM...

In today’s world, where people can make money from something as simple as posting a photo of themselves wearing a new...

A confused and complicated approach to holiday homes in England, Scotland and Wales threatens the future of the holiday letting sector...

A website that describes itself as promoting “popular capitalism” is urging the government not to consider raising Capital Gains Tax on...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly two thirds compared to the pre-pandemic period according to analysis of the latest...

The tax cuts announced in the government’s ill-fated mini-Budget may have been reversed but they gave Labour a chance to hit...

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

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut.  In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

Stamp Duty paid between April and August 2022 was up 29 per cent on the same period last year according to...

A properly industry leader is calling on government to cut taxes for landlords who agree to long term tenancies and rent...

There is no real prospect of improved rental supply in the near term as private landlords continue to sell off homes...

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

The favourite to be named as the new Prime Minister and Conservative leader, Liz Truss, says there will be no new...

The lettings agency chain Winkworth says the attraction of buy to let is waning for both institutional and individual investors. This is...

The most popular search term from prospective renters scouring Rightmove has become ‘Bills Included’. The portal says that this term - which...

Latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show yet another large increase in the amount of taxation received by the...

A new political party called Breakthrough is campaigning for radical reform of the rental sector and housing in general. The party -...

More SME landlords are seeking advice about whether now is the right time to incorporate, before progressing plans to secure more...

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

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

New data highlights an increase of 37 per cent in demand for landlord insurance in the first quarter of 2022, compared...

The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...

The long Jubilee Weekend celebration may be almost upon us but landlords are being urged respond to a major property tax...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

The independent expert advisers to government on tax simplification, the OTS, says there has been a strong response to its consultation...

Landlords have been hit with steep rises in the cost of buy to let fixed rate mortgages even before the Bank...

A prominent buy to let mortgage expert says yesterday base rate rise by the Bank of England is expected to hit...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

Some landlords admit to increasing their rents directly as a result of being taxed more through the various fiscal changes introduced...

Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...

A Labour MP in the westcountry appears to be winning support for a campaign he has launched called First Homes, Not...

New figures show that buy to let landlords quitting the sector or at least reducing their portfolios have helped the government...

The Airbnb market in the UK is booming.  Before the pandemic there was over 223 thousand active listings on Airbnb in the...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to calls...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

This week’s Budget saw the Chancellor loosen the Treasury’s purse strings in a number of areas.  Yet this was a quiet Autumn...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...

A petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax on holiday lettings has neared its 45,000-signature target over the weekend. Former...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...