Tax News

Portugal cuts rental tax to 10%: A warning shot for the UK?

Author: Mark Alexander, Landlords Log

8th December 2025, 5 months ago | 7

Recent announcements from the Portuguese Government, including a proposed reduction of income tax on residential rental income to 10% or...

Landlord tax reforms enabled a claimed 1.1 million first-time property purchases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 7 months ago | 3

Government tax policies targeting private landlords have enabled 1.1 million households to secure their first property purchases, research claims. A...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner admits to underpaying stamp duty on flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 39

Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has confessed to underpaying stamp duty on a Hove flat purchase,...

Landlords face an NI bill of up to £885 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 8 months ago | 42

Labour’s plan to impose National Insurance (NI) contributions on rental income could see UK landlords paying £885 per property each...

National Insurance on rental income is the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 8 months ago | 11

A Labour proposal to apply National Insurance contributions to rental income could be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for...

Angela Rayner ‘dodged’ £40,000 Stamp Duty bill on new flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 15

The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, has come under fire after allegedly ‘dodging’ £40,000 in stamp duty on an £800,000...

Critics hit out at proposed National Insurance for rental income plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 20

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reported targeting of ‘unearned income’ from landlords with a controversial plan to impose National Insurance contributions on...

Landlords face paying National Insurance on rental income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 8 months ago | 116

Millions of landlords could be hit by a plan to impose National Insurance contributions on rental income to generate around...

Labour is gearing up for a tax raid on landlords – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2025, 11 months ago | 20

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing mounting calls from Labour MPs to impose new taxes on landlords, aiming to address a...

Furnished Holiday Let changes for those on the Flat Rate Vat Scheme

Author: Rupert Chapman

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Flat Rate VAT Scheme (FRS) is a simplified option for paying VAT for businesses with lower turnover. At an...

Poole and Bournemouth landlords need to attend this free event!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

With high-interest rates, huge uncertainty & opportunity in the market, there has never been a better time to consider the...

Can Property Investment Companies Claim The 19% Corporation Tax Small Profits Threshold?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 6

In our view, the answer is YES, property investment companies can claim the 19% Corporation Tax ‘Small Profits Threshold’. This...

Rising interest rates and tax changes – finding certainty in uncertain times

Author: Richard Reed

20th October 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Manoj Varsani, founder and CEO at Hammock, the property finance platform for landlords, looks at the implications of the government’s...

Introducing Property118 TV

Author: Mark Alexander

9th May 2020, 6 years ago | 3

Property118 TV has launched on YouTube. An 8 minute introductory video explains what the Property118 TV channel is all about...

Mixed LLP Case Study = Huge Tax Benefits For Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

14th October 2019, 7 years ago | 0

If you own some properties in your own name and others within a Limited Company, please read this Case Study...

Don’t forget to declare your Directors salary by 5th April

Author: Mark Alexander

26th March 2019, 7 years ago | 0

Tax Efficient Extraction of Profit From Companies For 2018/19 For many years accountants and tax advisers have suggested that director/shareholders...

Be a free guest of Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) – Belfast pin 5th Feb

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2019, 7 years ago | 1

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords...

Will you pay tax on your finance costs this year?

Author: Mark Alexander

19th January 2019, 7 years ago | 0

If you are due to pay tax on your finance costs by 31st January 2019 I have some very bad...