Tag: Budget

Spring Budget Statement 2025 – Landlord Reactions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s under pressure (definitely not an emergency budget) Spring Statement alleviated concerns among private landlords by avoiding an...

Homeless sector faces £60m hit from Budget’s national insurance changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Homeless charities are warning of the “final nail in the coffin” due to the Chancellor’s national insurance hike in the...

Hamptons claim Landlords remain unfazed despite stamp duty hike

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords remain resilient despite the stamp duty hike announced in the Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the stamp duty...

No change to CGT, but four landlords say: we’re out!

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

1st November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

It’s been tense week this week as landlords waited patiently for Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget. As the countdown began to...

Chancellor urged to support landlords in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to help landlords in her Budget next week to support both landlords and homeowners....

Government urged to deliver Budget tax relief for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Organisations representing landlords and agents have issued a plea to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves for urgent tax breaks to help...

Rental yields continue to rise – but the pace slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Rental yields across England and Wales have continued to increase, according to the latest Fleet Mortgages’ rental barometer. However, the...

Angela Rayner considers abolishing Right to Buy – despite personal gain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Angela Rayner is reportedly considering abolishing the controversial Right to Buy scheme, just months after it was revealed she personally...

Lending giant urges support for landlords in the Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

One of the UK’s largest buy to let lenders, The Mortgage Works (TMW), has called on the government to use...

Housing benefit gap leaves one million renters struggling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 10

One million private renters who depend on Universal Credit are unable to cover their rent with the housing benefit they...

Chancellor targets holiday lets in £300m tax crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 34

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a £300 million tax crackdown on second-home owners who rent out their properties...

Councils demand Right to Buy reform to tackle the housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 2 years ago | 20

The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the government to overhaul the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme which allows council...

The Times wants to hear from landlords about the upcoming Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A journalist at The Times would like to hear from landlords on the biggest challenges they are facing this year....

Ex-housing minister urges government to end the ‘war on landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Robert Jenrick, the former housing secretary, has urged the government to end its ‘war’ on small landlords. Writing for the...

PRS landlords to get £70bn in government housing support, NEF says

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Private rented sector landlords are set to receive more than £70 billion in housing support from the government over the...

Axe Stamp Duty Levy for more rental homes – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2024, 2 years ago | 10

The Chancellor should scrap the 3% Stamp Duty Levy on the purchase of additional properties in the Spring Budget to...

UK rent prices are nearly 9% higher than last year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The average rent in the UK is now at £1,279, down by 0.3% from last month’s figures – but this...

BUDGET DAY: Underwhelmed PRS speaks out over a missed opportunity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

It was a Budget to forget after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared to have forgotten landlords, tenants and the private...

Budget 2023 – Despite intensive lobbying, landlords miss out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, let landlords sink or swim on their own with no direct assistance for...

BUDGET DAY: What the PRS wants the Chancellor to do

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Landlords and property investors will be watching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to see what is in store for the private rented...