Landlord News

Landlord News from Property118 brings you the most important updates in UK private renting, from legislative changes and finance developments to market trends and regulatory guidance. Published daily by our editorial team, this archive is your go-to source for practical and authoritative insight into disrupting and emerging issues in the PRS.

Whether it’s a change in tax treatment, new lender criteria, or shifts in pricing and demand, the stories you’ll find here are carefully curated to keep landlords informed and ready to adapt. Bookmark this page to stay updated with fast, relevant, and reliable landlord news.

Official figures confirm London house price boom. UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than in June 2010, according to the Communities and Local Government Department House Price Index

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The seasonally adjusted index for the month was 4.7% below the recent peak in April 2008, but 11.1% above the...

Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 2

The UK’s average property value is currently £167,953, according to the Halifax’s latest survey. It is probably fair to say...

Property investors to see 9.6% returns by end of 2010. Information acquired from various sources including Halifax, Nationwide, IMD and NAEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The housing market seems to have shaken out the inflation excesses of the boom period of a few years ago....

Property investors and the HMRC PAYE tax code bungle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Millions of landlords and property investors are tied up in the HM Revenue and Customs PAYE code bungle and may...

Bank of England pegs interest rate at record low yet again. That’s 18 months in a row but what does this mean for landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief for another month as the Bank of England’s Monetary...

What sort of property business do you run? This is the first in a series of articles that we will be running in Landlord News explaining how to optimise the ownership structure of your property business for tax purposes

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 2

Building on the success of a property business involves much more than managing tenants in rental homes. Many investors start...

Minister scraps HMO planning rules.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Housing minister Grant Shapps has scrapped complicated blanket planning rules for houses in multiple occupation (HMO). He has announced new...

Big fines for landlords who flout new tenancy rules. Student landlords are particularly at risk under the new rules, as many students will move in to rented homes that come under the regulations before October 1, and their deposits must go on protection by October 15

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 1

Landlords could face big fines if they do not act to comply with changes to assured shorthold tenancy agreements from...

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Does anyone know how much tax they should pay? Landlords and property investors face a confusing time with their tax returns as most do not have a clue as to what they can claim against tax and how to work out their income tax. Most find capital gains tax an impenetrable nightmare and few understand how to keep the right financial records to back up rental accounts and tax claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Tax is obviously too taxing for most people as around 1.4 million UK workers have to repay an average of...

Brokers break the banks for mortgage choice. PR based report from Trigold Crystal, a software company providing mortgage sourcing software for brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Independent mortgage advisers have thousands more loan products to choose from across the market than direct providers like banks and...

Dangers of signing over property to your family. Quality advice from our tax partner

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Signing a home over to family is not an easy solution to tax problems or trying to avoid paying for...

Handling a property tax compliance investigation or “compliance check”. Our specialist tax and accountancy partner provides useful insight and guidance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

More and more investors and landlords who have not owned up about their property profits are under scrutiny from the...

Brokers set up more COMMERCIAL loans but cash is still tough to find reports the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB).

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy-to-let lending through specialist business finance brokers is up 66% in 2010 – but is still way behind the billions...

Investors see homes double in value in the last 10 years according to a survey from the Halifax.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors have seen homes double in value over the past 10 years despite the ups and downs of recession....

Don’t regulate landlords any more, urges Residential Landlords Association (RLA).

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 2

A landlord group has responded to the government’s challenge to identify changes to the law that would make running a...

Don’t just leave financial problems when you die. An interesting article from Steve Sims, freelance journalist and author of The Dummies Guide to Property taxation

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

In these times of austerity, many people are looking at ways to save money but one expense that is well...

IFA firm joins forces with The Money Centre

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The two firms Directors explain how the relationship will enhance the relationship with, and the service available to, the customers...

Mortgage Express client labels their Choices Overpayment Scheme “sharp practice”.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 2

Mrs Anne Nixon, a Mortgage Express customer, has reported to landlord News; “Over the last year I have over-paid 2...