Writing in Landlord Today, Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown outlines ways landlords are likely to pay more tax, and how they can help defray some of these costs. The article can be seen here, and here’s a structured response addressing the key...

Savills’ have released their Q4 2024 analysis of the UK’s prime property markets.  It can be seen here and in summary: Key Highlights for Q4 2024 Impact of Fiscal Changes on Prime Markets: The Chancellor’s tax-raising Autumn Budget created caution...

Zoopla have published their House Price Index for December, also looking at 2024 and 2025.  The report can be seen here, and here’s a concise summary of the housing market trends and outlook for 2024 and 2025 based on the provided data: Strong Year...

The Telegraph is running an article outlining a landlord who is having to evict his 90 year old tenant of 18 years because of Labours onslaught on landlords. The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and highlights the unintended...

House price growth in the UK has been gaining momentum but mortgage rates may curtail the recovery in housing market activity "before long", according to surveyors. A net balance of 25% of property professionals reported house prices rising in...

UK house prices will register an increase next year, property portal Rightmove predicted, with London set for a bumper year of growth too amid a boost from rate cuts. Rightmove on Thursday said 2025 is set to be a "buyers market" as the firm...

Government Admits Renters’ Rights Bill May Lead to Rent Increases In an article in the Telegraph, the UK government has acknowledged that the Renters’ Rights Bill, which includes significant regulatory changes, may force some landlords to raise...

Survey Highlights Landlords’ Discontent with Labour’s Stamp Duty Plans A new survey by Landbay has revealed strong dissatisfaction among landlords regarding recent government housing policies, particularly Labour's proposed Stamp Duty increase on...

Writing in Landlord Today, Phil Turtle, health and safety expert, fire safety risk assessor and co-founder at specialist landlord advisers Landlord Licensing & Defence, explains how landlords can ensure Christmas in HMOs is more ho ho ho than...

Writing in Landlord Today, Allison Thompson, National Lettings Managing Director at the Leaders Romans Group has laid out her view of what to do to make your business more secure. The article can be seen here, and in summary: Summary: Five...

Lloyds Living Expands Build-to-Rent Portfolio with Suffolk Development Lloyds Living, the private rental arm of Lloyds Banking Group, is set to offer over 100 new homes for rent in Sudbury, Suffolk as part of a collaboration with housebuilder...

The House of Commons Library has published its regular dashboard, that allows you to investigate how the UK economy has performed over the past 70 years, including during the coronavirus pandemic. It features the latest data and is updated every...

HMRC Prepares Landlords for Mandatory MTD for Income Tax HMRC has launched a campaign and toolkit to help landlords and sole traders prepare for the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, which becomes mandatory in stages from...

House price growth in the UK has been gaining momentum but mortgage rates may curtail the recovery in housing market activity "before long", according to surveyors. A net balance of 25% of property professionals reported house prices rising in...

Here's a summary of the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) reforms announced by the Prime Minister and Angela Rayner: Key Measures Mandatory Housing Targets: Local councils must meet new targets, increasing housing by 370,000 units...

The ONS said the largest contributor to the chunkier UK inflation rate stemmed from "housing and household services, mainly because of electricity and gas prices". Consumer prices rose 0.6% in October from September, beating expectations of a 0.5%...

The Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plans, as outlined in the recent MHCLG Industry Consultative Group meeting, aim to address the urgent need to remediate unsafe buildings swiftly and fairly. Here’s a summary of the key aspects discussed:...

The latest survey from Generation Rent offers a nuanced snapshot of trends in the private rental market in 2024. Here’s a summary and analysis of the key findings: Key Findings from the Survey Evictions Are Declining: 16.6% of respondents reported...

The survey conducted by eXp UK highlights mixed perspectives among estate agents regarding mandatory qualifications and training within the industry. Here’s a breakdown of the findings and context: Survey Insights on Estate Agent Qualifications and...

Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed residential landlord and leader in the build-to-rent sector, today announces an excellent performance for the 12 months ended 30 September 2024. Grainger has a £3.4bn operational portfolio of 11,069 private...