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The move from the Bank of England to cut base rate for the first time in four years, from 5.25% to...

The chief executive of a renowned tax and financial advisory service says the country should prepare for a rise in Capital...

The warnings of a tough Budget in October, issued yesterday by Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, have given. Renewed strength to...

Stephen Barratt, a partner in the Private Client Services team at James Cowper Kreston offers this help to landlords coping with changes to...

A prominent analyst is warning that landlords fearful of a rise in Capital Gains Tax could sell up in droves this...

There's speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use changes to Capital Gains Tax to help fill the hole in the public...

The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime - confirmed earlier this week - will punish local economies, according to...

As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

The Labour manifesto has made no mention of Capital Gains Tax, and while Sir Kier Starmer has ruled out many mainstream...

It’s been suggested that a Tory manifesto policy could create a tax loophole that would cost HMRC millions of pounds in...

The Generation Rent activist group says the Conservative manifesto pledge to give a tax break to landlords selling to tenants should...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

HM Revenue and Customs has opened almost 2,000 investigations into landlords letting out via Airbnb or other short let platforms. The Daily...

There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

Landlords who paid Capital Gains Tax at 28% - before the Chancellor reduced it to 24% in this month’s Budget -...

Some 89% of higher-rate and 100% of lower-rate taxpaying landlords who sell will see their Capital Gains Tax bill rise in...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

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

An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway...

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

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

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

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The...

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

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

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any increase in Capital Gains Tax if Labour wins power. She also says there will...

Scores of portfolio landlords are incorporating their property portfolio as limited companies, which could save hundreds of thousands of pounds on...

The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in...

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

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

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

Over two million more people are likely to be higher rate taxpayers by 2028 – thanks to the freezing of the...

With less than one month left until the end of the tax year, many experienced investors will have completed their tax...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut from £12,300 to £6,000 on April 6 – the lowest the allowance has...

Landlords who intend to sell their properties this year are being urged to act quickly ahead of the Capital Gains Tax...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords shows that more than four in 10 want recent changes to Capital Gains Tax allowances...

Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...

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

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

A probe by the Financial Times has found that some 26,500 individuals missed the Capital Gains Tax filing deadline in 2021-22...

New research from an online buy to let mortgage broker shows that average rates for some typical deals favoured by landlords...

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

New figures show that the amount of Capital Gains Tax raked in by HM Revenue & Customs has skyrocketed.  The Revenue received...

A report in a government-supporting newspaper suggests that a proposal to cut Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first...

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

The long-awaited government response to calls to tighten up Capital Gains Tax has come at last - and it’s no change...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget has made one small but welcome change to Capital Gains Tax.  For those selling UK residential property, including...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...

The government should use today's ‘Tax Day’ consultation process to reform Capital Gains Tax so that it encourages a smaller, high...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

Many landlords and property investors will have watched the Chancellor’s budget with a feeling of trepidation. There had been hints of...

Landlords are exiting the office on greater numbers since the government called for a review of Capital Gains Tax last year, claims...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

Landlords are warning the government that if it increases Capital Gains Tax the rental market will freeze up. Chatter has increased in...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

A leading housing market analyst suggests that the implementation of a Capital Gains Tax change could actually mean landlords paying less...

A property investment firm has given tips to landlords who may feel m threatened by the prospect of a hike in Capital Gain...

A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...

Landlords could be in line for another huge tax burden - a doubling of Capital Gains Tax.  A report commissioned by the government...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

Tax experts at specialist landlord accountancy firm Gorilla Accounting are giving the sector fresh advice on minimising CGT liability when selling...

When it comes to property investment, there is no one ‘right’ way to do it in order to succeed. Likewise, there...

Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...

The chancellor’s decision to order a review of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on second homeowners, including buy-to-let landlords,...

From this month, HMRC has enacted legislation requiring UK residents to submit capital gains tax (CGT) returns, as well as pay any...

Void periods increased across the UK in September, with the exception of London, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. A void...

Many young people would find it significantly harder to get a foot on the housing ladder, leaving many effectively renting for...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to pay more money in capital gains tax (CGT) under new proposals put forward by...

For most people, their properties are their most valuable asset. And for anyone with children, the consequence of not having made...

Buy-to-let landlords, property investors and second home owners are being urged to beware of a ‘dramatic change’ to the existing capital...

  When you rent a property to a tenant, you are required to pay tax on any profit you make from rental...

There could soon be a sharp rise in the number of buy-to-let looking to sell up as a consequence of the...

It’s now three years since the then Conservative Chancellor George Osborne introduced a series of measures aimed, principally, at cooling the...

Several ideas have been floated as potential proposals in this month’s Budget, including financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. But...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...

Capital gains tax receipts hit £5.5bn in January, leaving the Treasury on course to rake in as much as £8.8bn this...

  Buy-to-let landlords who own homes within a company will face a higher tax bill when they eventually sell their properties. Yesterday’s Budget...

Very few of us enjoy filling in a tax return. But here are a few suggestions put forward by London based...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...

The government could go a long way towards boosting the stock of properties available for sale, which remains close to record...

Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative MP and co-founder of Hunters estate agents, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for...

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

An MP has spoken out in favour of buy-to-let landlords by insisting that they should never have been denied a tax...

George Osborne has slashed the capital gains tax (CGT) rate – but not for landlords, prompting an angry response from the...