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The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

Financial experts are warning that the increase in the headline rate of inflation from 2.0% to 2.2% might be enough 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...

A business consultancy’s so-called “resilience barometer” says renters are amongst the most financially vulnerable groups in society. The consultancy, Hargreaves Lansdown, measures...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

With the General Election campaign increasingly focusing on tax - on property and other assets and income - new figures from...

A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

The average house prices in England was £290,000 last year, some 8.3 times average annual earnings. This was actually down from 8.5...

It’s all change at the start of the new tax year, and with so many tweaks to so many rules, it’s...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Like a parent whose kids expected half term in Disneyland, Jeremy Hunt is spending the week managing expectations – and crushing...

New figures from lenders trade body UK Finance show a massive fall in buy to let loans for those aged 55...

Speculation continues apace over the likely measures in next month’s Budget, especially after what is seen by political analysts as a...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

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

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

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

The Treasury has announced March 6 as the date for the Spring Budget and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has commissioned the Office...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

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

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

One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...

House prices fell 1.2 per cent in the past year, according to a new Zoopla report out today, with average discounts...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

There may be tax cuts in today’s Autumn Statement if government-fuelled rumours are to be believed - but there’s been a...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. Data analysed by business consultancy...

A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...

House prices fell 1.9 per cent in August and are down 4.6 per cent over the year, according to Halifax.  It’s the...

New data from Zoopla this morning makes grim reading for landlords, especially those reliant on capital appreciation and with investment properties...

New housing affordability figures provide one underlying reason why many potential buyers cannot make the move and instead rely increasingly on...

A report from the government’s Office for National Statistics shows that renters and mortgage holders have higher odds of experiencing financial...

It looks likely that rental demand will remain high over then indefinite long term as some people resist growing mortgage periods. New...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

A leading analyst says the most recent house price index - released just before the weekend - is a sign that...

There’s uncertainty over whether the latest inflation figure - showing an annualised drop from 10.1 per cent last month to 8.7...

A prominent business analyst says the great rental sell-off leaves remaining landlords in a powerful position. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...

In 2021, 447,000 people had a holiday home where they spent more than 30 days – up 4.7 per cent in...

Renters in both the private and social housing sectors have been described as having “a pension problem” by a financial analyst. Helen...

HMRC says UK residential transactions in March totalled 89,560 - that’s a chunky 19 per cent lower than the same month a...

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

A senior financial analyst says “runaway rents” are destroying the financial resilience of tenants. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at business...

Many indices suggest house prices have already dipped, at least slightly, but “forward-looking indication don’t look brilliant either” according to one...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

In the last three months of 2022, mortgages agreed for the coming months were down by a third from the previous...

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

A business consultancy says the high cost of renting is ruining the retirement dreams of different groups, such as single people...

Annual house price growth has slowed to 1.1 per cent - a sharp drop on a month ago when it was...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

The Hargreaves Lansdown business consultancy is forecasting a 10.4 per cent drop in house prices from their peak, to take place...

The average house price fell a further 1.5 per cent in December according to the Halifax - and that comes on...

January 9 this year, the first working Monday after the Christmas Break, has been dubbed Divorce Day. This is typically when enquiries...

The Building Societies Association says housing market sentiment remains close to the all-time low. In a sentiment survey some 47 per cent...

A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting...

A business analyst has given a colourful assessment of the shortfall of homes to let, describing the current rental market as...

New data just released by HM Revenue & Customs shows income tax, national insurance and capital gains tax receipts for April...

There’s been a slowdown in the annual growth rate of house prices - a movement described as “modest” by the Nationwide. The...

Stamp Duty paid between April and August 2022 was up 29 per cent on the same period last year according to...

On the face of it the latest government figures for house price growth makes comforting reading for investors. ONS data shows that...

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...

Latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show yet another large increase in the amount of taxation received by the...

The Hargreaves Lansdown Savings and Resilience Barometer - which looks at national resilience on debts, savings, investing and planning for later...

A prominent personal finance analyst says renters in the private sector are amongst the most badly hit by the cost of...

Startling new housing market data has been interpreted as “torment for tenants” according to a business analyst. The latest Halifax house price...

A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...

Down-sizing, once the preserve of retired home owners, is now a phenomenon in the rental market too. That’s the claim of Sarah...

A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...

A business analyst has given an interesting interpretation of the soaring rental market - and says it keeps the wider sales...

A warning has been issued by a business consultancy that renters are set to feel particularly vulnerable this year because of...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

Renters are amongst the three groups likely to suffer worst as the cost of living crisis unfolds, an analyst has warned.  Sarah...

A surprising call has come from a major industry supplier - it wants landlords to set up standing orders with their...

Horrendous price rises are set to hit hard this year. The Spring Statement laid out plans to mitigate the pain of...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

Renters are much less likely than homeowners to have at least a moderate income in retirement according to business consultancy Hargreaves...

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

It’s likely that you’ll have something festive lined up over the Christmas period, but in case not - here are a...

Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

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