Section 24 Archives - Property118

Terraced houses at sunset with a calculator shadow, symbolising Section 24’s impact on landlords

Section 24’s long shadow: what a decade of tax reform has really done to rental housing supply

12th March 2026, 1 month ago | 1

April 2017 marked the beginning of one of the most consequential fiscal shifts in modern private renting. Section 24, the...

Graphic illustrating the Section 24 timeline and the debate over landlords incorporating property businesses

Section 24 timeline of how the debate unfolded

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2026, 2 months ago | 6

In 2015, months before Section 24 became law, Property118 founder Mark Alexander met officials at HM Treasury responsible for the...

Hand reaching out underwater holding a sign labeled Family Business, symbolizing struggling landlords

The Death of the Family Landlord: Why Small-Time Landlords Are Disappearing—and What It Means for Tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd December 2024, 1 year ago | 13

For decades, small, family-run landlords were the backbone of the UK’s rental market. These landlords—whether they owned one property or...

Model house with rising bar graph and landlord representing impact of Section 24 on rent prices

Section 24 is the reason for rocketing rents – not landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 1 year ago | 64

Tenant group Acorn claims that rent caps are the solution to curb rising rents. The group also believes “landlords have...

Pre-Budget reaction: Industry leaders call for reversal of Section 24 and support for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 1 year ago | 1

With the Budget only a day away, many industry leaders are calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support landlords....

Propertymark policy head highlights concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill’s impact on landlords and tenants

Landlord tax burden has hurt the UK’s PRS – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The damage caused to the private rented sector (PRS) by burdensome taxation has been revealed in a new report. The...

Propertymark has published a report about the impact of Section on landlords and the private rented sector

Propertymark says Section 24 tax change is fuelling the rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A government policy intended to level the playing field for landlords has instead sparked a crisis in the private rented...

Businessman facing declining house prices as market trends downward

Scotland’s housebuilding plummets following rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Housebuilding in Scotland has taken a significant hit since rent controls were introduced. According to Scottish government figures, only 16,404...

Reform UK says it will abolish section 24 for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 74

Among the promises being made by Reform UK to boost the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is a pledge to...

Government urged to stop ‘grandstanding’ and help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

There needs to be a shift in government policy to stop ‘grandstanding’ and recognise landlords’ rental income as business income...

Property sector anticipates the government’s Autumn Statement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

With the government’s Autumn Statement tomorrow, the property sector is keenly awaiting the Chancellor’s key announcements. Many in the sector...

Neil Cobbold discusses impact of Renters’ Rights Bill on letting agents

Industry expert urges Chancellor to help landlords and tenants in Autumn Statement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 2 years ago | 15

The Chancellor will unveil his Autumn statement next week and one industry expert is urging for “swift and specific” measures...

Section 24 tax grab?

Author: Readers Question

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 24

Hello, I’ll keep this short as those that know and those that don’t can find better explanations than I can...

Michael Gove, Section 24 and Mars bars?

Author: Mick Roberts

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 35

Last week Housing Secretary Michael Gove stated that he had been in discussions with HM Treasury to investigate the possibility...

Student Finance and S24 Income?

Author: Readers Question

26th October 2023, 2 years ago | 9

Hello, my daughter and I are in a long-running dispute with Student Finance England regarding income assessment and Student Maintenance...

Long term leases subject to Section 24?

Author: Readers Question

28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hi all! I wonder, for an owner who has a section 24 issue if he lets his property on a...

Let’s club together for our BTL sell-offs?

Author: Readers Question

5th May 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Hello, with a glass of red in one hand I had a thought . . . I am considering selling...

A thick fog of stupidity, jobsworths and Section 24

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2023, 3 years ago | 16

I have the unfortunate situation whereby the Child Maintenance Service looks at my pre-tax earnings for their calculation. Obviously, that...