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Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

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...

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

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...

An investment expert says TV property shows - especially episodes recorded some time ago - should carry warnings about soaring buy...

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

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

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

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

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

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the British economy could accommodate three interest rate cuts this year, with Kate cuts...

Propertymark has given its view on why private rents have risen so much - 6.1% in England, 7.0% in Wales and...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

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

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it...

Summer looks like it’s going to be a hectic period for lettings agents and the private rental sector according to TV...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

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

Some prospective buy to let landlords may be about to use their equity to snap up investment properties at discounted rates,...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

A new survey of lettings agents and landlords has put the reinstatement of Section 24 mortgage tax relief at the top...

An agent claims that if Labour wins the next General Election there will be what he calls “misguided meddling” across the...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has personally written to  a leading politician about a tax threat to the rental sector.  Emerson has...

A high profile lettings agency has backed a petition demanding the reinstatement of tax relief for landlords. Benham and Reeves says it...

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...

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

With only 48 hours to go before the Autumn Statement confirms stealth tax rises and massive public spending cuts, Propertymark has...

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...

The Financial Times has an exclusive saying allowances on property taxes such as Capital Gains and Inheritance will be frozen -...

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

Labour’s Sadiq Khan wants an increase in Capital Gains Tax for some buy to let investors. The London Mayor made his response...

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

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

Rapidly rising rents may trigger a new wave of investment buyers in London, helping to resuscitate the capital’s sales market in...

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

The government’s much-vaunted ‘tax day’ produced few challenges to the status quo - but holiday lets are under scrutiny. Currently the holiday let...

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

Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...

This afternoon's Budget has seen dramatic announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak referring to the private rental sector. For landlords buying properties, the stamp...

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,...

A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...

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

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...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The latest house price index, produced by the website Home, gives a broadly optimistic outlook for landlords and other buy to...

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

A  buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio...

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...

New figures show that typical capital gains for buy to let investors are on the way down. Hamptons International says that landlords...

The so-called King and Queen of Buy To Let, the controversial husband and wife team of Fergus and Judith Wilson, are...

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...

Optimism amongst investors in the private rental sector is on the rise, despite the various tax and regulation obstacles facing the...

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

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

An analysis of HMRC data reveals that the number of small buy-to-let landlords has dropped for the first time in five...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

An accountancy trade body is warning of another possible tax hike to hit the lettings industry. The Association of Accounting Technicians is...

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

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

Two specific elements of Labour’s tax proposals, outlined in its manifesto, could “drive a nail into the coffin of buy to...

Many buy to let investors are still badly bruised by the government’s wave of fiscal and regulatory assaults on the private...

Landlords must look at their finances as a range of tax changes continue to 'hit home', according to Apropos. The property management...

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

Landlords’ confidence in the success of their own businesses has plunged in recent months.  Only 29 per cent of landlords have positive expectations...

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

A holiday lets and short-term lettings market boom can be put down to a combination of four reasons, according to specialist...

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...

Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...

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

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...

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

The UK’s holiday lets sector could be a beneficiary of the current Brexit uncertainty and people not vacationing abroad because they...

Income tax paid by buy to let landlords now exceeds £3.8 billion annually – that’s more than double Tesco’s entire annual...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

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

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...

The first of the industry trade bodies to issue a series of demands for this month’s Budget is the National Landlords Association...

The latest LendInvest buy to let report, which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of...

Time to put the gloom and doom about buy to let to one side - a new analysis shows that a...

Buy to let sector confidence across a range of measures remained stable or increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared...

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