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As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

Housing minister Lee Rowley will be taking centre stage at the largest property agency conference in the UK this summer, Propertymark...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

HM Treasury raked in £6.3 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the 10 months from April 2023 to January 2024 according...

Agents who want to put their arguments for lettings fiscal reform to the Chancellor have until 5pm next Wednesday to submit...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Propertymark has responded to an HM Treasury consultation on anti-money laundering processes - and in doing so it’s slammed “heavy handed...

The Autumn Statement on November 22 is the traditional vehicle for the Chancellor to introduce tax change - but now you...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering supervisory system, giving four options. Currently the supervisory system is...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

Propertymark has renewed its call for Local Housing Allowance  - which has remained static since 2020 - to be increased. It says...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting Anti-Money Laundering rules regarding pooled client accounts, making life difficult for letting agents.  The trade body...

The next Budget, setting out government tax and spending plans, will be held on March 15 next year. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says...

Propertymark is urging lettings agents to familiarise themselves with recent updated guidance to avoid falling into non-compliance. The trade body says updated...

HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

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

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

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

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

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

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

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

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

The government says that later this year it will allocate a further £1.4m to PropTech firms looking at how tenants’ rent...