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

The new Labour government has a “golden opportunity its” to resolve the rental crisis, but must give clarity to the industry...

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

New figures show the average inheritance tax (IHT) bill in 2021/22  rose to a new high of £215,000.  The number of estates...

Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. Of the first-time buyers in...

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

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

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

Figures released by HMRC show that the Treasury raked in £5.7 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the nine months from...

Airbnb and other short let platforms are from this week required to send data on their clients’ earnings to HMRC. And a...

The latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs show that inheritance tax receipts increased to £5.2 billion in the eight months...

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

A mortgage lender has conducted a survey of homeowners which has produced a string of anti-landlord and anti-overseas investor attitudes. Market Financial...

The government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes, according to lettings...

A prominent lettings agency chief wants a raft of measures to help the private rental sector and investors in next week’s...

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...

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

This is a crunch week for the UK economy - and likely the housing market too - with a meeting of...

The cost-of-living crisis is leading to further dependence on the Bank of Mum and Dad, following an extended period of support...

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

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched what appears to be a fishing expedition to find out information about investor landlords who...

A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

Data produced by Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages gives a trend-bucking upbeat assessment of investors’ renewed interest in buy to let.  Figures siuggest that...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has provided a check-list for so-called accidental landlords. The association says that with 145 pieces of...

One in five UK landlords have entered buy to let without even planning to, finding themselves with a property ‘accidentally’ or...

A leading accounting and advisory service says key tax changes that could damage the buy to let sector are still not...

A 27 year old father of two has secured over 140,000 signatures for an online petition demanding that rent payments be...