by peter littlewood | May 12, 2023 | Leasehold
Housing Secretary Michael Gove made a promise in January to scrap the leasehold system in England and Wales. He has now performed a U turn, and will unveil measures to cap ground rents, hand tenants’ powers to choose their own property management companies, and...
by peter littlewood | May 12, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
This is Money are reporting that almost 5,500 landlords were caught last year, with £33million clawed back. The article can be seen here, and comments that the number of landlords caught last year up 83 per cent in a year. HMRC clawed back £33million in tax from these...
by peter littlewood | May 11, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, has fallen far short of its 100,000 target.The petition, from Midlands landlord Simon J Foster, urged the government to reverse the Section 24 tax...
by peter littlewood | May 11, 2023 | Industry News
The Telegraph is reporting that Senior directors from Britain's biggest grocers told John Glen, chief secretary to the Treasury, that onerous regulation covering everything from recycling to border checks was making the weekly shop more expensive. This article can be...
by peter littlewood | May 11, 2023 | Green issues
The majority of landlords, 80 per cent, have already done some remedial works on properties in response to upcoming energy efficiency requirements, according to a survey. According to Foundation Home Loans, which surveyed around 683 landlords, just over half had...
