Tag: Tax

Landlords who voted Labour regret doing so – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2024, 1 year ago | 9

In a severe case of buyer’s remorse, Labour-voting landlords are expressing deep regret over their political choice, according to a...

Landlords will bear the brunt of Labour’s Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords are facing the prospect of picking up the bill for Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget, says Nick Lyons. The...

Landlords fear tax hikes and Section 21 reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2024, 1 year ago | 0

UK landlords are growing increasingly anxious about potential tax hikes and regulatory changes, particularly the looming threat of Section 21...

Holiday let landlords face tax crunch

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The clock is ticking for furnished holiday let landlords as government plans to abolish the favourable tax regime from April...

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...

Landlords point to eviction reform to boost buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlords say that a more efficient eviction system is the best way to encourage increased investment in the buy to...

HMRC clears Angela Rayner of council house tax allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has cleared Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner of not paying capital gains tax (CGT) when...

Landlords to test digital tax records

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

HMRC is encouraging self-employed individuals and landlords to take part in testing a new digital tax record system. From April...

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...

Starmer backs ‘landlady’ Angela Rayner over council house row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has publicly backed his deputy Angela Rayner, who is facing scrutiny over the sale of...

NRLA calls for more rented homes to meet growing tenant demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the Government to address the growing gap between the demand and supply...

Scottish property tax revenues soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Scottish Government collected more than £600m from property taxes in the last year, a leading property firm has revealed....

Landlords fear rising costs and rent arrears in 2024, survey reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The top worries for landlords in 2024 have been revealed in a survey which found that rising mortgage payments and...

1.6 million renters to get more housing support from April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Around 1.6 million private renters on low incomes will see their housing support rise from April, as the government increases...

BTL landlords are facing a shocking 80% rise in borrowing costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2023, 2 years ago | 7

Buy to let landlords with mortgages will struggle to break even in the next two years with their borrowing costs...

One in three landlords are planning to incorporate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to switch to a limited company...

45 Minutes with Mark Alexander on The HMO Podcast

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The founder of Property118, Mark Alexander, recently appeared on The HMO Podcast to share his 36 years of experience in...

Number of UK’s unincorporated landlords rises to 2.82 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The number of unincorporated landlords in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) has increased to 2.82 million in 2021 to...

HMRC issues a spotlight article on hybrid partnerships

Author: Mark Alexander

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 6

We have written many articles about Hybrid LLP’s and how they have been abused. We also offered to help those...

Rental market frenzy: Tenants face 25 enquiries per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The rental market in the UK is experiencing a frenzy of activity, as letting agents report an average of 25...