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From March 1 2021, HMRC’s new VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services comes into effect. With this in mind,...

The government has not been quiet in targeting landlords and the rental sector. The changes to mortgage interest restrictions for individuals...

To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...

Here, in this guide piece, the experts at Alexander & Co - a firm of chartered accountants in Manchester - run...

Although it’s been said quite a lot this year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year in history and one in which...

Before the lockdown announcement was made, the number of transactions completed was returning to pre-Covid levels. That is according to Nicky Stevenson,...

When you're disposing of a property, you’ll have to take certain things into consideration, from choosing an estate agent to sell...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

A leading property market commentator suggests that an urgent review of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Land and Buildings Transaction...

Now is not the time for property investors to be making costly mistakes when it comes to stamp duty returns, according...

Patrick Cannon, one of the UK’s leading tax barristers, explains why some property investors may be overpaying stamp duty charges. Buying a...

Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is causing such destruction and disruption to all our lives, new tax legislation is still...

The Birmingham Report, released a few weeks ago by global property consultancy Knight Frank, revealed that the Midlands’ residential development market...

The short-let rental market is booming, despite controversy and opposition around the world. In recent months, we have covered both the...

With a whole new decade nearly upon us, now seems as good a time as any to look back on the...

House prices in England and Wales are set to end the year 4.1% higher than at the end of 2018, reallymoving’s...

The South was mostly to blame for the slump in UK property market sales following the aborted March Brexit deadline, new...

On Wednesday, it was announced by the government that it is launching a review of the high-speed rail link HS2, which...

A Brexit-inspired holiday letting boom is expected to hit the South West this year, according to local holiday letting agency Bournecoast. The...

Brexit uncertainty could lead to more Britons holidaying in the UK, strengthening demand for holiday let rental homes. That is according to...

HMRC’s ‘Let Property Campaign’ has led to disclosures from less than 3% of eligible landlords, new data acquired by accountancy firm...

Almost a third (29%) of UK landlords are still yet to submit their self-assessment before the January 31 deadline, putting them...

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...

The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...

Recently named as the most rapidly improving locations in the UK – investment in the UK’s second city shows no sign...

Research carried out by PwC and thinktank Urban Land Institute has revealed that Birmingham remains a UK property investment hotspot, ranking...

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...

There were 104,760 residential property transactions in the UK in July, up 1.3% from June and 8.3% higher than the corresponding...

A property investor has been jailed for failing to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of his rental properties. Richard Fuller,...

Residential property transactions in May dropped by 3.3% on the previous month, following two successive months of growth, in what could...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...

Property transactions fell in April this year, down 3.2% on March’s total, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue &...

Sales of homes at the top end of the housing market have collapsed over the past 12 months or so, especially...

A man described as a ‘fraudster on a grand scale’ has been jailed for more than three and a half years...

The bridging sector in the UK has witnessed five-fold growth in lending since 2011, as property professionals have increasingly considered bridging...

The UK housing market remains remarkably solid, as reflected by the 4.9% increase in the volume of residential property transactions between...

Private property investors, including buy-to-let landlords, who missed their self-assessment tax return payment last week and do not have a valid...

Home sales in the UK increased in December compared with the previous month, but were significantly lower than 12 months earlier,...

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...

It’s that time of year again. Filing an annual tax return is a necessary task for every self-employed person, including property...

The number of residential property transactions increased by 1% in October compared with the previous month, according to the last HMRC...

You may have to pay capital gains tax if you make a profit when you sell property that is not your...

The Cardiff office market has recorded its best ever third quarter on record, with take up levels reaching 183,992 sq ft,...

Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...

The number of home sales fell sharply in the year to September, the latest figures from the tax office show. According to...

The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...

A self-employed property investor and caterer from Bermondsey, who confessed to stealing more than £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has...

Activity levels in the UK’s commercial property market have slowed considerably following the UK vote to leave the European Union, as...

The number of residential property transactions fell by 0.9% between June and July, according to newly released figures from HM Revenue...

The number of residential property transactions in the UK increased by 4.9% between May and June, according to new data from...

Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...

Activity in the UK housing market is slowing, as reflected by a fall in the annual rate of property price growth,...

There was a sharp increase in the number of property transactions between February and March 2016 as property investors rushed to...

According to research from the NLA, 4 in 10 landlords are either seriously considering forming a limited company or looking into...