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...

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...

A report by Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of property most at risk from property fraud. It can be seen here, and says that data from the Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (CIFAS) reveals identity fraud remains a key threat and the number of cases...

LandlordZone has published an opinion piece stating that, in their opinion, Get-rich-quick property schemes favoured by investment training “gurus” are making the UK housing crisis worse It can be seen here, stating ‘There are many rules and regulations that landlords...

PropertyNotify has published an article discussing the Help to Buy scheme,  a flagship government scheme launched by Osborne in 2013 that helped nearly 400,000 first-time buyers to get on the ladder with a total value of £23.6bn. It can be seen here, and suggests that...

Property118 has published an open letter from a mortgage market researcher, saying he was prompted to write to the mayor after reading on Property118 that Mr Khan had signed a letter urging a rent freeze ‘because landlords can afford it’. The letter can be seen here,...

Property118 are running an article on how to save on taxation. It can be seen here Note iHowz cannot vouch for the methods shown, landlords should always take appropriate advice

The BBC are reporting on a recent update from Rightmove. It can be seen here, and says: Average rents have continued to hit new highs, according to property website Rightmove, as the shortage of available properties continues. Asking rents outside London have reached...

The Office for National Statistics has published an index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK during March 2023. It shows: Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 4.9 per cent in the 12 months to March 2023,...