Tax & Other Financial

If you weren't keeping up with the mini-budget this morning, we have gathered some of the highlights, predominantly for business: Overall message: "A new era for Britain", with a focus on boosting growth, productivity and competitiveness Basic rate of income tax to be...

Landlords will be forced by law to pass on the £400 energy rebate to tenants with all-inclusive bills, the government says.Activist groups and some charities had raised concerns that tenants whose bills are included in their rent could miss out because the rebate is...

75% of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from Shawbrook. With 85% of tenants having made lifestyle changes to cope with inflationary pressures, many landlords have been taking...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the homes they are renting. They report that tenants are being made the offer on the basis of landlords wanting to sell because of a...

Three quarters (75%) of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to Shawbrook. The specialist lender found that the majority of tenants (85% ) have made lifestyle changes to cope with inflationary...

The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) is running its national Stop Loan Sharks Week campaign from 26th September to 2nd October 2022 to highlight the help available to those who have been targeted by loan sharks, as well as increase awareness of this hidden...

The Telegraph has run an article claiming that landlords ‘will lose thousands of pounds in rent as the cost of living crisis pushes the number of households falling into arrears to an 11-year high – and a third more than during the pandemic. The article can be seen...

Investors were mulling the latest survey from Nationwide, which showed that annual house price growth eased less than expected in August but there are signs of a further slowdown to come. Annual house price growth slowed to 10% from 11% in July, but was ahead of...

The Housing Secretary, Greg Clark, has announced a consultation to impose a rent cap on social housing next year – at below the rate of inflation.  The move is aimed at helping tenants with the cost-of-living crisis. Mr Clark said: “We must protect the most vulnerable...