As the saying goes: one step forward, two steps back. Just as we thought we were getting out of the danger zone, this week’s shot to the jugular kicked off with the resurfacing of videos referencing Prime Minister Keir Starmer claiming that landlords “do not qualify as working people.” It was the scandal of last October, and as Labour's rumoured tax plans were announced, the past reared its ugly head with the simple truth that: landlords are in trouble. It’s easy to look a

All private landlords know the PRS is under siege, and Labour's latest madcap tax proposals are pouring fuel on an already smouldering housing crisis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is reportedly gearing up for a tax raid on landlords, targeting rental income and capital gains to plug a growing budget deficit. But this isn't just an attack on landlords - it's a policy that will ricochet, hitting tenants hardest with higher rents and fewer home

HMRC has revealed that 24% of UK landlords plan to sell part of their rental property holdings within the next year, with this figure rising to 33% over the next five years. In its study, HMRC also found that 53% of landlords have no intention of selling their properties in the same period. The research will provide the tax body with fresh insights into landlord investment strategies, property ownership patterns and tax management practices. Portfolio landlords will sell The