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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a...

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

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)...

Build To Rent giant Grainger has issued a checklist of questions which it advises tenants to ask their landlords before agreeing...

It looks as if a prominent local authority in Scotland is going to temporarily scrap the country’s tight rules on who...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

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

A business consultancy claims the HMNRC Self-Assessment helpline - set up to assist those compiling and filing tax returns as the...

There are only a few days left for landlords to have input to a government consultation on council tax hikes for...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

Landlords who applied in 2018 for an exemption from Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for let residential property are reminded that their...

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

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

Campaigners behind the National Empty Homes Week - running until March 5 - are accusing some second home owners of “flipping”...

An analysis of inner London data from the government’s non-domestic EPC register suggests huge volumes of commercial property may be unsettable...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at a claim that it is seeking to ‘turn students’ against the government’s...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

New figures from HMRC this week show that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the...

As landlords know better than most, property taxes are a rich seam of revenue for the government. And now, new figures show...

It’s not just landlords with residential units that must beware the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - there’s now a legal warning...

A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...

The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...

Internet searches for ‘how to become a landlord’ have increased by 22 per cent according to Sheards Accountants, a chartered accountancy...

The government has updated its guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rental sectors in England and Wales. The...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging loan provider, has launched a short-term loan system for landlords which is open only in relation...

An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...

Wales has extended its eviction ban from March 31 until the end of June - but it is more severe than...

The main landlords’ trade body has made a blistering attack on the government of one of the UK nations, asking it...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

This Thursday, December 17, sees The Great Tax Debate webinar aimed at helping landlords prepare for a year of change in 2021. The...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

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

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...

The UK government has legally committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. That’s going to require a huge effort and significant...

Most landlords will already be familiar with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations which came into force on 1 April...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has reacted furiously to growing speculation that the government will press ahead with its plans to...

The proportion of let properties in the UK that are owned by overseas landlords has dropped dramatically, according to new figures. The...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for thousands of private landlords –...

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...

Gedling Borough Council yesterday voted to approve plans to impose selective licensing charges on private landlords in the Nottinghamshire district. Following a consultation...

The number of overseas investors with buy-to-let properties has dropped sharply after a tax and regulatory clampdown, reducing the number of...

With only a few hours left of voting in the general election, the balance of power will have a major impact...

The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set out minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for England and Wales. These...

With fresh research revealing that most landlords are unlikely to rent to under-21s following housing benefit cut for 18-21s, the Residential...

Ian Shipley provides an insight into how you can prepare for the new minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) set to come...

The recent increase in stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) on “additional residential dwellings” represents the latest in a series of measures...

A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted by Waltham Forest council for failing to obtain one of its controversial...