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![Knight Frank’s Investor Update on residential sales and lettings](/upload/images/240213%2004.jpg)
Sales Market: The UK housing market is at an inflection point, which means mixed signals for buyers and sellers. Inflation has fallen...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC reveals record sums earned by landlord investors](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2014%202.jpg/23%2011%2014%202__400x265.jpg)
The gloomy mood surrounding buy to let with higher taxation and stricter regulation has not stopped it being relatively lucrative for...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors’ Update - a subdued autumn for UK housing market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2031%202.jpg/23%2010%2031%202__400x226.jpg)
Knight Frank says the seasonal autumn bounce has failed to materialise in the UK housing market this year. It was a...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - UK’s top spot for foreign investors outside London](/upload/images/shutterstock_2112385907.jpg)
The city of Brighton and Hove attracts the most foreign investment outside of London, a new report has found. Research by law...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Investors can’t ignore Capital Gains Tax any longer](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg/1%20Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan__400x256.jpg)
Latest figures from HMRC show that Capital Gains Tax receipts hit a record £16.7 billion in tax year 2021/22 - that’s...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Record lot numbers at online firm's December property auction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
An online property auction specialist has reported its busiest auction of the year for December as it prepares for the last...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Singapore nationals help to drive UK property market activity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
New research by Benham and Reeves, highlights that a supporting cast from Singapore is helping to drive UK market activity. The bonus of the...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Planning submitted for proposed scheme next to Salts Mill World Heritage Site](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/SaltaireRiverside-400x310.jpg)
Following a major planning application to Bradford Council, a ‘spectacular vision’ to transform a vacant office block on the edge of the...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC tax collection - Offshore tax receipts climb 291% year on year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Flagged for an AML audit as a homebuyer? Here’s why and what to do about it](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Money%20laundering_400x310.png)
A property purchase is a convenient way to process the spoils of illegal endeavours, making anti-money laundering checks necessary within the...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how inflation and the cost of living impacts your investments](/upload/images/library/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
Inflation is at a 30-year high, having increased to 9% and experts predict that it could rise to 11% by the...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Four things to consider when investing abroad](/upload/images/Locations/PortugalCoast-min.jpeg)
Owning an overseas property is a dream for many people, but the safest way to ensure this is smooth sailing is...
11 July 2022
From: Overseas Property
![Four times higher! Overseas investors confessing to tax evasion quadruple in a year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
The number of overseas investors confessing to tax evasion in the UK has more than quadrupled to 338 this year from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK construction workers owed £1.4bn in tax following market boom](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
The UK construction sector saw its fastest rate of growth in eight months during February despite a problematic pandemic period, the...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to get investment ready when you want to raise capital this year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
With such a high percentage of investment offers failing to raise finance, you need to be well-prepared when raising money for...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham developers must do better to deliver new homes – claim](/upload/images/library/Birmingham-Bullring-400x310px-min.png)
Birmingham is being left behind in the race to deliver new homes, according to Davidson Estates. Ben Davidson, managing director of the...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development update – major UK expansion and £4m housing scheme](/upload/images/library/DevelopmentRoundup-400x310.png)
Taggart Homes has revealed plans for a number of new schemes across the UK, the acquisition of a home building company...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords and compliance – the devil is in the detail](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Can I use my holiday let investment as a holiday home for my family too?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this article, building society The Cumberland - specialists when it comes to holiday let lending - offer expert input on...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: what you need to know about applying for a holiday let mortgage](/img/default/pit.png)
Has the post-lockdown staycation boom inspired you to invest in a holiday let property? Here, Grant Seaton, senior business lending manager...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – holiday home or BTL? The pros and cons revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
While restrictions around international travel remain largely uncertain, demand for UK staycations has experienced a meteoric rise. Thousands of holidaymakers are zoning...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![More money spent on housing – are things looking up?](/img/default/pit.png)
More money was spent in the housing market in England and Wales in the year to March than any 12-month period...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC’s new VAT reverse charge – how will construction firms be affected?](/img/default/pit.png)
From March 1 2021, HMRC’s new VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services comes into effect. With this in mind,...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget preview: is it time to transfer your BTL portfolio?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government has not been quiet in targeting landlords and the rental sector. The changes to mortgage interest restrictions for individuals...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what does the 2% SDLT surcharge mean for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: an expert guide to stamp duty in 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
Here, in this guide piece, the experts at Alexander & Co - a firm of chartered accountants in Manchester - run...
28 January 2021
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance
![Housing market resilience will continue in 2021 – analysis](/img/default/pit.png)
Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lockdown 2? No worries, transaction levels on the up – report](/img/default/pit.png)
Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How much Capital Gains Tax do you have to pay when disposing of a property?](/img/default/pit.png)
When you're disposing of a property, you’ll have to take certain things into consideration, from choosing an estate agent to sell...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Answers to the most common questions when it comes to the 30-day CGT rule](/img/default/pit.png)
Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...
30 October 2020
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance
![Call for downsizer and second home stamp duty cuts to kickstart UK economy](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property market commentator suggests that an urgent review of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Land and Buildings Transaction...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors warned over stamp duty errors as purchaser claims £35k refund](/img/default/pit.png)
Now is not the time for property investors to be making costly mistakes when it comes to stamp duty returns, according...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investor insight - when and how to claim back overpaid stamp duty](/img/default/pit.png)
Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Reminder to investors - changes to Capital Gains Tax now in effect](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is causing such destruction and disruption to all our lives, new tax legislation is still...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boom for Birmingham – how is the city shedding its ‘emerging hub’ status?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Birmingham Report, released a few weeks ago by global property consultancy Knight Frank, revealed that the Midlands’ residential development market...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: top tax tips for investors in short-term rentals](/img/default/pit.png)
The short-let rental market is booming, despite controversy and opposition around the world. In recent months, we have covered both the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![House prices predicted to end 2019 at 4% annual growth](/img/default/pit.png)
House prices in England and Wales are set to end the year 4.1% higher than at the end of 2018, reallymoving’s...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property developer blames the South for 2019 house sales slump](/img/default/pit.png)
The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could HS2 be the best thing to never happen to Birmingham?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Holiday lettings set to benefit from ongoing Brexit uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit could be good news for holiday lets, says broker](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![HMRC is targeting ‘accidental landlords’, new data finds](/img/default/pit.png)
HMRC’s ‘Let Property Campaign’ has led to disclosures from less than 3% of eligible landlords, new data acquired by accountancy firm...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![A third of landlords at risk of overpaying tax, research shows](/img/default/pit.png)
Almost a third (29%) of UK landlords are still yet to submit their self-assessment before the January 31 deadline, putting them...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors boosted by Brexit uncertainty and weak pound](/img/default/pit.png)
Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Capital gains tax boosts HMRC revenues](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Three Off-Plan Investments in Birmingham Selling Fast](/img/default/pit.png)
Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Property investment in Birmingham continues to boom](/img/default/pit.png)
Research carried out by PwC and thinktank Urban Land Institute has revealed that Birmingham remains a UK property investment hotspot, ranking...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital tax system will become an 'unwanted burden' for BTL investors](/img/default/pit.png)
The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Residential property transactions pick up in year to July](/img/default/pit.png)
There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investor jailed for failing to pay Capital Gains Tax](/img/default/pit.png)
A property investor has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller,...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK home sales set to drop significantly amid political uncertainty](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property purchases by investors hit a nine-year high](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Transaction volumes fall 3.2% in April](/img/default/pit.png)
Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Top ways to reduce stamp duty on prime property](/img/default/pit.png)
Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fraudster built £10m buy-to-let property empire in Manchester](/img/default/pit.png)
A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Bridging loans open up opportunities for budding investors](/img/default/pit.png)
The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Confidence in UK housing market remains strong](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK housing market remains remarkably solid, as reflected by the 4.9% increase in the volume of residential property transactions between...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property investors who missed tax return deadline urged to act now](/img/default/pit.png)
Private property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, who missed their self-assessment tax return payment last week and do not have a valid...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK housing market remains remarkably resilient](/img/default/pit.png)
Home sales in the UK increased in December compared with the previous month, but were significantly lower than 12 months earlier,...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let investors offered online tax training](/img/default/pit.png)
With just over two weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let investors are being reminded that there are tax tutorials...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tax deadline approaching, are you ready?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including property...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Residential transactions up 1% in October, says HMRC](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential property transactions increased by 1% in October compared with the previous month, according to the last HMRC...
23 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![The five best ways for investors to cut their capital gains tax bill](/img/default/pit.png)
You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a profit when you sell property that is not your...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Cardiff sees office property revival as take up hits best Q3 on record](/img/default/pit.png)
The Cardiff office market has recorded its best ever third quarter on record, with take up levels reaching 183,992 sq ft,...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Some of the UK’s wealthiest investors under tax investigation](/img/default/pit.png)
Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property sales drop 11.3% amid housing shortage](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of home sales fell sharply in the year to September, the latest figures from the tax office show. According to...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK property sales fall in August, HMRC figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property investor jailed for tax fraud](/img/default/pit.png)
A self-employed property investor and caterer from Bermondsey, who confessed to stealing more than £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property market hit hard after Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
Activity levels in the UK’s commercial property market have slowed considerably following the UK vote to leave the European Union, as...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions slip after the Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential property transactions fell by 0.9% between June and July, according to newly released figures from HM Revenue...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK property transactions increase](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK home sales rise but remain lower compared with a year ago](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![The calm after the storm](/img/default/pit.png)
Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Investor frenzy fuels surge in sales](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...