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A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on the private rental sector may lead to a spurt of landlords...

A tax expert is advising anyone involved in the furnished holiday lettings sector to ‘act now’ ahead of upcoming tax changes. Ben...

The number of buy to let property purchases in the UK fell 14% from 224,700 in 2022/23 to 193,700 in the...

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group.  Andrews branches will be able to...

Propertymark has urged the government to tackle rising landlord costs immediately.The warning comes as new research suggests that landlords are spending...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

High profile Propertymark lettings expert Angharad Trueman is joining Andrews agency as group lettings director. Trueman has been in the property industry...

A second agency chief has warned the Conservatives of the possible electoral consequences of higher taxes aimed at the private rental...

Just about every agency that has commented on yesterday’s Autumn Statement are in agreement - changes to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

A holiday lettings agency has criticised the proposed rise in capital gains tax which may be introduced this week in the...

A fast growing five-branch lettings agency now has almost 2,000 properties under management following its latest acquisition. CGT Lettings Limited in Gloucestershire...

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a call for HMRC to extend the time limit for the payment of Capital...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

A leading tax expert is forecasting that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will duck making any changes to CGT in tomorrow’s Budget and...

A leading PropTech expert says the lettings industry hopes next week’s Budget will provide clarity on taxes - but he’s also...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

An agency is warning that possible Capital Gains Tax changes are now a cause of major worry to their landlord customers.  Barrows and...

For most letting agents the last year has been a challenging one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate,...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A warning has been issued by one of the most acquisitive letting agencies that future mergers and takeovers could be hit...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

ARLA Propertymark has issued a warning to government not to use Capital Gains Tax reform to further punish the private rental...

A prominent agent and industry commentator says the threat of higher Capital Gains Tax risks forcing yet more investors to quit...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Now may be the time for buy to let investors to consider incorporation - putting their property portfolios into a limited...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

There’s a warning that buy to let investors will simply hold on to properties and not sell them if rumoured Capital...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has requested a review of Capital Gains Tax rules from the Office for Tax Simplification - leading to...

It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued a new warning to buy to let and Holliday home owners about a major change...

There’s a new warning today for buy to let investors who will be hit by tax changes coming into effect on...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

Fergus Wilson, arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord and almost certainly the individual with the largest number of buy to lets in...

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...

CGT Lettings Limited has acquired Gloucestershire based residential lettings company All About Property. All About Property has been run by Darren Loftus...

Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

An analysis of data released by HM Revenue and Customs shows that 1.9 million people earned money from property in 2015-16...

It’s been discovered that a Capital Gains Tax measure buried in the small print of the Budget is likely to hit...

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...

An economics academic says the country’s taxpayers should be “very angry” with the government for failing to collect taxes to which...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...

Speculation that the government was attempting to ‘slip in’ yet more changes to the way landlords are being taxed have been...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A campaign to reduce Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords when selling their rented home to sitting tenants has won the...

The exemption of residential property from the new Capital Gains Tax cuts tops the list of concerns expressed by professional landlords...

Yesterday George Osborne delivered his eighth budget as chancellor, announcing an extra £3.5 billion in spending cuts by 2019-20. The Office for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising agents to alert clients to changes to two areas of tax on property...