Tag: Landlord Taxation

Why stronger tenant rights mean fewer homes to rent

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th November 2026, 6 days ago | 17

What use is a tenant’s stronger right to a home, if they cannot find one? Now that the Renters’ Rights...

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...

Chancellor urged to ease landlord costs in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 4

Landlords need help with property improvements and greater certainty over tax in Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget, property sector figures...

Why are small landlords bearing the brunt?

Author: Readers Question

15th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

To the Prime Minister and Housing Ministers, The state of UK housing policy raises serious questions about where government priorities...

Andy Burnham’s property tax plans could hit landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords could face higher costs and a further squeeze on housing supply if the incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham turns...

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

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

12th March 2026, 8 months ago | 2

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

Why are comparable housing markets moving in opposite directions on rental policy?

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

3rd March 2026, 8 months ago | 6

Across Europe, governments facing similar housing pressures are making markedly different choices about how to regulate and tax private rental...

Leading economist warns against short-term PRS tax raids ahead of Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Speculation about new tax grabs on the private rented sector (PRS) could inflict long-term harm on the economy, a leading...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 3

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

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 1 year ago | 42

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

Nearly half of landlords won’t sell properties – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2025, 2 years ago | 8

Almost half of landlords have no plans to offload their rental assets within the next year, a study reveals. The...

Portfolio Landlords Action Network open letter to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook – Fairness for Landlords and Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Landlords are calling on the housing minister “to level the playing field for landlords and tenants”. In an open letter...

Call to save the PRS by scrapping landlord levies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The private rented sector (PRS) is in dire straits, with rocketing tenant demand and a fall in the number of...

Essential Considerations Before Selling Your Rental Properties

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

17th August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

When it comes to the decision of selling your rental properties, your thought process is respected. However, before taking the...