by peter littlewood | Mar 30, 2025 | Open News
Writing in Landlord Today, Sarah Coles, from Hargreaves Lansdown is of the opinion that there could be more tax changes in the Autumn budget, saying that the Spring Statement introduced no new tax changes, but economic forecasts were revised. Growth for this year was...
by peter littlewood | Mar 29, 2025 | Open News
Writing in Landlord Today, Peter Ball, Tax Partner at Bishop Fleming warns that from 6 April, married or civil-partnered owners of Furnished Holiday Lets will lose the flexibility to allocate profits and losses as they choose. Instead, profits and losses will default...
by peter littlewood | Mar 28, 2025 | Open News
Writing in Property118, Rupert Chapman examines The Flat Rate VAT Scheme (FRS) The article can be read here, and in summary ex[plains how the Flat Rate VAT Scheme (FRS) is a simplified way for businesses with turnover under £180,000 to pay VAT. For Furnished Holiday...
by peter littlewood | Mar 27, 2025 | Open News
The House of Commons Library has just released its regular Housing market: Economic indicators. The report can be seen here, and says House Prices Continue to Rise House prices increased by 4.9% between January 2024 and January 2025. On a seasonally adjusted basis,...
by peter littlewood | Mar 27, 2025 | Open News
A new debate has erupted over guarantors in the private rented sector, with 28 organisations—including Shelter and Generation Rent—calling on the Labour government to revise the Renters’ Rights Bill. They argue that excessive guarantor requirements will exclude poorer...