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

A landlord law expert has criticised four social housing providers for avoiding serious financial penalties themselves, while simultaneously levying big fines...

HM Revenue & Customs has contacted Landlord Today to share this guidance on self-assessment tax filing.  ----- For many self-employed workers Self Assessment...

Citra Living - the name of Lloyds Bank’s Build To Rent operation - is buying 159 properties from developer Morris Homes Group. The...

A brief statement to the London Stock Market this evening has confirmed that Rightmove will, after all, carry OpenRent listings in...

New research from Direct Line reveals thousands of landlords in England are facing increasing costs due to selective licensing schemes imposed...

Landlords using the OpenRent online agency will not be listed on Rightmove from September 1.  Rightmove - in a statement issued via...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

Here’s a novelty - a small gift, of a kind,  from HM Revenue & Customs. Because the Bank of England Monetary Policy...

Labour has made a solid start with regard to the lettings sector according to a high profile rental law expert. The Head...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

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

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

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 Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...

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

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

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

A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...

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

HM Revenue and Customs has done a rapid U-turn on a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half the...

Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...

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

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

The Budget on Wednesday will contain a £300m tax raid on the private rental sector according to a report this morning...

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

Although SDLT receipts have been volatile in recent years, the property tax’s effectiveness as a revenue-raiser for the Government is not...

Two new build household names often favoured by landlords buying investment properties have announced a merger. Barratt has reached a £2.5 billion...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

Increasing the supply of homes for private rent would boost government finances by £10 billion, says the National Residential Landlords Association. The...

HM Revenue and Customs says that its latest data - one week ahead of the January 31 Self Assessment deadline -...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

Despite inflationary and mortgage volatility over the last 12 months, a mortgage lender claims over a third of commercial landlords are...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

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

A merger of two of the biggest names in the lettings agency world will mean the combined group managing 152,000 rental...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

A prominent tax consultancy says landlords who transferred their rental properties in a company in 2017/18 are being targeted by HMRC. It’s...

HM Revenue and Customs has provided answers to the top five questions asked on the Self Assessment helpline.  Do I need to fill...

HM Revenue and Custoims is running a series of webinars aimed primarily at those new to earning income from property of...

Airbnb hosts - even those using just a spare room for occasional letting - will be amongst those subject to new...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

A PropTech entrepreneur has renewed his criticism of the government for failing to put flesh on the bones of the Renters...

HMRC has prepared a guide to landlords’ and other property professionals’ self-assessment.  Here’s the guide in its entirety. - The year is flying by...

Any landlord hit with late payment surcharges from HM Revenue & Customs will now face even higher charges. As a result of...

Landlords are often seen as stalwarts of property auctions, and are attributed with helping the sector’s growth over the past decade. Property...

A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...

A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the Wimbledon Championships this summer.  Last...

Scrapping a tax hike on rented housing may help ease the housing crisis faced by tenants, according to an analysis by...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

A mortgage broker claims there’s “no downside” to the current problem of landlords quitting the private rental sector. Jonathan Burridge, founding adviser...

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

A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...

Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

Companies that own UK residential properties have one month to revalue and tell HM Revenue and Customs if any are worth...

Accountants and tax advisers are reporting that HMRC has sent out a spate of what are called ‘one-to-many’ letters to taxpayers. The...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year compared to the...

A Conservative MP is calling on the government to help landlords boost rental supply by reforming taxation. Andrew Lewer, Conservative MP for...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

A top Tory who is chair of the Conservative backbench Treasury Committee and a member of the Treasury Select Committee says...

Labour controlled Nottingham council is introducing a new licensing scheme - and tells landlords not to raise rents to pay the...

Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...

If you’re looking to make some extra cash in 2023 as the cost of living continues to bite, you may consider...

A new study by insurance firm CIA Landlords has analysed rental prices of properties across the UK to discover possible revenue...

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

The government’s Autumn Statement yesterday missed the opportunity to boost supply for the private rental sector, it’s been claimed.  Ben Beadle, chief...

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to make a direct appeal to readers to complete accurate and timely tax returns. A spokesperson says:...

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

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

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly two thirds compared to the pre-pandemic period according to analysis of the latest...

The National Residential Landlords Association has renewed calls for stamp duty cuts on homes to let out. The NRLA initially made the...

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

Bringing your pup on holiday is becoming more popular than ever. And with studies finding that ‘dog-friendly’ was one of the...

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

HM Revenue & Customs has stepped back from a change in the deadline for first-time landlords to give notice of their...

Landlords in London contributed to an extraordinary £440m in stamp duty paid on purchases in the first six months since the...

A new league table shows landlords the cities across the UK where the highest average Airbnb nightly prices are charged. The data,...

Three projects are underway investigating how a tourist tax, including a levy on holiday let renters, could apply in Wales. The three...

New figures released this morning show that buy to let investors and second home buyers now pay almost half of the...

HM Revenue & Customs has named and shamed a string of landlords who, it claims, have collectively avoided many millions of...

Property owners who have a building or disused piece of land by a high traffic road can make a significant profit...

A PropTech platform says it’s giving landlords the opportunity to spread their management fees and marketing costs across the duration of...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

Taxes on buy to let investment are fuelling a supply crisis, hiking rents and making homeownership more difficult to afford. That’s the...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...