Tag: Landlord Tax

Low-yield landlords face property income tax squeeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2026, 21 hours ago | 0

Landlords facing higher property income tax may have less room to absorb the increase in areas where estimated gross yields...

Government insists property tax rise will have little impact on rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2026, 6 days ago | 51

The government claims a two-percentage-point tax rise on property income would have only a small impact on rents. Chancellor John...

Three simple questions needing answers. Do you like them?

Author: Readers Question

2nd November 2026, 1 week ago | 6

This morning I wrote a response to an article by the Landlord Crusader about tax. It was lengthy full of...

Budget sees landlords facing second property tax raid

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 185

Landlords face a second successive Budget tax raid after Chancellor John Healey announced another increase in tax on property income....

Budget uncertainty delays landlord purchases and refinancing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

More than one in five landlords surveyed have delayed decisions about buying further properties because of uncertainty over the Budget....

Landlords unaware of Making Tax Digital start dates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 2

More than half of landlords who should be in Making Tax Digital do not believe they are or do not...

Landlords warn Budget costs will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Nearly two-thirds of landlords say they will put rents up to recover losses from tax and regulatory changes, research reveals....

It’s official: Britain is dismantling its private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th September 2026, 2 months ago | 21

Well, who could have predicted that small landlords are leaving the private rented sector? Thirty thousand small landlords in the...

HMRC starts automatic landlord Making Tax Digital sign-ups

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords who have not signed up for Making Tax Digital (MTD) may soon find that HMRC has done it for...

Landlord tax holds back buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 3 months ago | 2

More than half of landlords still regard residential property as a good long-term investment, but very few plan to expand...

Landlords face automatic Making Tax Digital sign-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 3 months ago | 8

Landlords who have not signed up for Making Tax Digital (MTD) face being automatically enrolled from September, although late first...

Half of taxpayers for Making Tax Digital are unregistered as deadline passes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 8

More than half of the taxpayers required to use Making Tax Digital, including landlords and sole traders, had still not...

Realising gains before CGT changes: the new reason landlords are selling

Author: Dave Fuller

29th July 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Ask landlords why they are selling, and the answer used to be regulation. This quarter, the survey tells a different...

Landlords face renewed National Insurance tax proposal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2026, 5 months ago | 27

Landlords already dealing with Renters’ Rights Act compliance deadlines are now facing another tax proposal being resurrected. The Daily Telegraph...

Landlords drive Stamp Duty receipts in English councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2026, 6 months ago | 1

Higher-rate Stamp Duty receipts from landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of takings in more than half...

Landlords profitable but nervous ahead of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2026, 9 months ago | 2

Most landlords remain profitable, but confidence is under strain as the Renters’ Rights Act edges closer, research reveals. The findings...

Budget tax rise fuels concern over landlord sell-off – Knight Frank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 11 months ago | 3

While the government claims it wants to cool inflation, its recent Autumn Budget has opened the door to higher rents...

RICS survey shows housing market weakens again after Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2025, 11 months ago | 0

UK housing activity weakened again in November as speculation around the Autumn Budget sapped confidence and pushed key indicators further...

Section 162 incorporation relief in crisis

Author: Mark Alexander

9th December 2025, 11 months ago | 6

Securing clarity and stability in the application Section 162 incorporation relief for property investment businesses: Why the industry needs updated...

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

Author: Mark Alexander, Landlords Log

8th December 2025, 11 months ago | 7

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

Buy to let mortgage lending plunges as landlords pause investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Buy to let lending has taken a sharp fall, with Bank of England figures showing a 12.5% drop in loans...