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![Tax Hit coming for holiday let landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_200541344.jpg)
Looming tax changes around furnished holiday lets and the approaching holiday season are driving inquiries for tax advice from current owners...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Tax Regime threatens Short Lets profits - claim](/upload/images/24%2006%2013%20%2003.jpg)
An accountancy firm is warning those using Airbnb and similar short let platforms that new tax rules mean they could lose...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors have brief window to snap up panic property sales](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2003.jpg)
An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![What does scrapping Multiple Dwelling Relief mean for investors?](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2002.jpg)
A real estate solicitor at Primas Law has given a detailed overview of what the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief means...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring into action and sell your BTL portfolio fast](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/Spring%20property.jpg)
There wasn’t much by way of good news in the Spring Budget for landlords and property investors last month. Although some rumours...
19 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Boost for buy to let as renting judged lower cost than buying](/upload/images/240405%20%20%2003.jpg)
For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax. London, the...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Lets Investment gets body blow from anti-landlord Budget](/upload/images/240312%2002.jpg)
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for investors who improve EPCs to get tax relief](/upload/images/24%2002%2020%20%2003.png)
Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![No New Tax Incentives For Investors - government statement](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2031%203.jpg/23%2010%2031%203__400x267.jpg)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out any reversal of Section 24 or other tax changes which have hurt landlords in...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Holiday Homes - seven reasons why this resort may be a sound investment](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg/3%20shutterstock_1251325300__400x267.jpg)
With national and local politicians speaking out about additional homes, and pushing up taxes on them at the same time, the...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Profitability Plummets to Lowest Level since 2007](/upload/images/Landlord%20Profitability%20Plummets%20to%20Lowest%20Level%20since%202007%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
Landlord investors’ net profits fell below 4.0 per cent in Q1 2023, marking a dramatic shift in finances for mortgaged buy...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why investors should take advantage of the BTR boom](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The last few years have seen an eruption of geopolitical volatility. A pandemic, several global lockdowns, and the re-emergence of war...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - seven reasons to invest in property abroad](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/YourOverseasHome_400x310.png)
Brits looking to make the most of their hard-earned savings and plan for the future have been offered helpful tips and...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Portugal update - how is the market performing post-Covid and post-Brexit?](/upload/images/Locations/Portugal-400x310.jpg)
Portugal has long been a favourite destination for British holidaymakers and investors, but getting there, living there and investing there have no...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![BTL tax changes are making portfolios less profitable – survey](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Landlords’ portfolios are not generating the same income as they once were, as many are concerned about the future of the...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tips to lower costs for holiday homeowners amid cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HolidayHome%20400%20x%20310%20-min.jpg)
We’re currently in a cost-of-living crisis. Living costs are rising at their fastest rate in 30 years; a typical domestic energy bill will...
11 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
![Good news for investors – London propels PRS property availability](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Portugal – the key to good property management and a Golden Visa rush](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite still being on the amber list after the UK government’s most recent review of its controversial traffic light system, Portugal...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![How has the UK property market fared in the five years since the Brexit vote?](/img/default/pit.png)
This week – today (June 23), to be exact – marks five years since the EU referendum. It was a significant moment...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental update – strong yields, smart homes, and the power of BTR](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research by a nationwide buy-to-let (BTL) specialist has revealed which major cities across England and Wales have seen the...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Rune Sovndahl – talking podcasts, Nordic influence and trends](/img/default/pit.png)
For landlords and property investors, maintenance is a key if not particularly glamorous part of the job. But how can landlords and...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation 2021 – how to successfully run and manage a holiday let?](/img/default/pit.png)
With restrictions starting to ease as part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, and the vaccine rollout going well, there...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction roundup – A ball of history, record sales and the power of auction](/img/default/pit.png)
You may get a kick out of this week’s roundup, with the home of the late England footballer and World Cup...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![The big question – is buy-to-let still worth investing in?](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent years, buy-to-let investors and landlords might feel as if they have been deliberately targeted, with changes to mortgage interest...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom: is it time to invest in the UK holiday property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
With international travel currently banned, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable, the great British summer holiday is likely...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021: is it the comeback year for PCL property?](/img/default/pit.png)
It goes without saying that 2020 was an incredibly eventful year for us all. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns meant...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – the best universities for a buy-to-let investment](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK student accommodation platform has unveiled which universities currently offer the best option for landlords in the student sector. UniHomes...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the ‘bare’ necessities of property investment during Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
While the UK experienced a property boom during lockdown, buy-to-let (BTL) landlords aren’t necessarily reaping the benefits so easily, according to...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rise of corporate landlords – why do so few now invest as individuals?](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading UK property developer has claimed that the government’s plan to professionalise the buy-to-let sector, through tax changes, regulation and...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors – is now the perfect time to consider incorporation?](/img/default/pit.png)
Accountancy firm MJ Bushell says now is the perfect time for landlords and investors to consider property incorporation. Property tax specialists at...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Changes to the UK tax system – a guide for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Ernst & Young (EY) have collaborated to create a guide for property investors on the changes...
01 July 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
![Chancellor should use Budget to encourage growth in the PRS – claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb and Build to Rent – are they the rental market’s two biggest trends?](/img/default/pit.png)
With recently released figures revealing Airbnb’s huge reach across the country and Build to Rent’s rapid growth, Property Investor Today analyses...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![With Brexit upcoming, should UK investors be alarmed?](/img/default/pit.png)
In this guest piece, Yaroslava Tkalich, chief marketing officer of Smartlands - a global investment platform for the tokenization of real economy assets by issuing...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords – beware of moving to holiday lettings amidst Airbnb crackdown](/img/default/pit.png)
Proposals for regulatory and financial changes to the status of Airbnb in Scotland and Bristol, aimed at curbing the growth of...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why is the sun shining on the UK’s furnished holiday let market?](/img/default/pit.png)
On Monday, this guest piece from Iain Brown at Aria Resorts analysed why the UK holiday property sector is attracting huge...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty plans – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether you’re a first-time landlord or an experienced one, there are frequent regulatory changes in the buy-to-let sector that you will...
19 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Property investors call for support from UK Government](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 97% of property investors do not think the government is doing enough to support the UK property market, new research...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL investors stand by the sector despite ‘detrimental’ changes](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 73% of buy-to-let investors considered property as the best, least volatile long-term investment when compared to all other asset classes,...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Renters in South West London feeling the pinch despite tenant fee ban](/img/default/pit.png)
Rent rises in South West London have significantly outpaced the rest of the capital, despite the imminent ban on tenant fees,...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could the tenant fees ban leave tenants worse off?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Portfolio landlords burying their heads in the sand over tax changes, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
A self-employed mortgage expert has claimed that Britain’s portfolio landlords are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over new tax changes...
10 May 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
![More landlords turning to accountants for assistance](/img/default/pit.png)
New research has suggested that more than half (58%) of landlords are involving accountants when making key property decisions. Kent Reliance for...
03 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
![Increasing numbers of landlords switch to limited company status to buy](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlords with bigger portfolios are switching to using limited company status for new purchases, according to research carried out by specialist...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Returns from London BTL homes don’t outweigh risks, firm claims](/img/default/pit.png)
Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![2019 preview – what landlords need to look out for this year](/img/default/pit.png)
With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Top tips for first-time landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Landlords in London see buy-to-let income soar](/img/default/pit.png)
Buy to let income for landlords living in London reached £7 billion in the last tax year, according to estate agent...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Why it’s crucial to work with a reputable letting agent](/img/default/pit.png)
Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...
23 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Soaring number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of buy-to-let lenders lending to limited companies has increased by 47% over the past year, according to Mortgages for...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Almost 2 million landlords plan to expand their portfolios next year](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 80% of landlords plan to increase their portfolios over the next 12 months, according to advice website The Property Hub. Its...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Joint report suggests activity in lettings market is robust, but rental supply falls](/img/default/pit.png)
A joint report by Reapit and Dataloft has revealed that the letting market is witnessing significant activity, with viewings up 13.3%...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of Sourced](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...
08 October 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![Buy-to-let market set to stabilise by 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Winchester has the most vulnerable rental market, research finds](/img/default/pit.png)
New research by Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market as tax changes amplify...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents in private rental sector increase in line with RPI](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential rent rises in the private rental sector (PRS) have been closely tied to the rate of inflation and retail price...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property still seen as best income source for retirement plans](/img/default/pit.png)
Property is still top choice when it comes to long-term investment, according to findings from a survey carried out by Perrys...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Allsop’s residential auction achieves over £67m in May](/img/default/pit.png)
Allsop saw strong results at its May residential auction despite growing wariness among investors across the UK. By close of business, the...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Meet the founders of the National Landlord Investment Show - Q&A with Tracey and Steve Hanbury](/img/default/pit.png)
As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...
10 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![Half of UK landlords are cautious of the BTL market](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the resilience in the buy-to-let (BTL) market, landlords are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to assess how the market...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Invest in buy-to-let via crowdfunding, says property expert](/img/default/pit.png)
The share of buy-to-let (BTL) lending decreased to 12.5% in June 2017 – the lowest percentage since Q3 2013 – which...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Why buy-to-let investors should consider furnished holiday lettings](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have recently faced significant challenges, primarily increased taxes on capital gains, and the restriction of...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property professionals keen to expand portfolios in 2018 despite challenges](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by bridging finance lender mtf has found that a third of UK property professionals are set to expand their portfolios...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Liverpool and Nottingham revealed as the best location for rental yields](/img/default/pit.png)
Private Finance’s latest buy-to-let hotspots analysis has revealed that Liverpool and Nottingham are the UK’s best-performing locations for property investment, with...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government encourages responses on rent-a-room relief](/img/default/pit.png)
The government is awaiting responses from anyone with evidence on rent-a-room relief following its announcement to better target it towards longer-term...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New lender criteria did not deter landlords in 2017, says Accord](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlords showed extreme resilience in 2017, new data has revealed, with 57% of the mortgage applications received by Accord Buy To...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords still set to benefit from tax relief despite changes](/img/default/pit.png)
Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Budget can help free up rental homes to buy](/img/default/pit.png)
Bishop Fleming has called for the Chancellor in his next Budget to assist residential landlords who wish to downsize their property...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let purchases driven by pension pot hunters](/img/default/pit.png)
Sales of buy-to-let properties continue to be driven by pension “pot hunters”, according to the latest findings from Sequre Property Investment. Sequre’s...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Top tips every landlord should consider when investing in student property](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![The Positives of Property Investment in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know about the Government’s recent tax attacks on...
26 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Adam Joseph, The Happy Tenant Company](/img/default/pit.png)
What does it say on your business card? Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant Company. What is the Happy Tenant Company? We are...
26 July 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Custom and self build could deliver up to 50,000 new homes a year, says expert](/img/default/pit.png)
A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![It was ‘inevitable’ that UK house prices would ease](/img/default/pit.png)
The recent slowdown in UK house prices suggests that the market is cooling, but very few experts are surprised. The latest house...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Strettons marks 80th anniversary by raising £13.5m at London property auction](/img/default/pit.png)
Strettons has raised almost £13.5m, including post-auction sales, on the back of an 88% success rate in what was the firm’s...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Many property investors are struggling to obtain mainstream funding](/img/default/pit.png)
Sterner affordability criteria, stress testing and more robust risk management for lenders seeking to underwrite mortgage contracts has left many property...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Could the North West be the buy-to-let hotspot for you?](/img/default/pit.png)
The North West of England has been named the top buy-to-let hotspot for 2017, according to new figures from Rightmove. The property...
31 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Buy-to-let lending for property purchase plummets 80%](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Demand from investors leads to increase in bridging loans](/img/default/pit.png)
Demand for short-term loans continued to increase in the first quarter of the year, with more property investors turning to bridging...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Irish developer targets UK property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
With four of the eight luxury houses in a new exclusive development in Kenmare, County Kerry in the South West of...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Claim your free ticket for the Property Investor & Homebuyer Show](/img/default/pit.png)
The Property Investor & Homebuyer Show, the UK’s most comprehensive property exhibition, takes place at London ExCeL this week – 28...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor fails to deal with Britain’s ‘broken’ housing market](/img/default/pit.png)
Yesterday’s rather low-key Budget statement failed to mention the housing market as the government continues to bury its head on the...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free buy-to-let tax tutorials – download them now!](/img/default/pit.png)
A series of tax tutorials have been launched for buy-to-let investors and their professional advisers by Property118 and The Landlords Union. These...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Richard Barber – what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Richard Barber, director at Prime Central London estate agency W.A.Ellis, part of the JLL Group, offers his thoughts on what property market...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK property sales to fall as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending drops 11% in a year](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![House price falls in London look ‘inevitable’](/img/default/pit.png)
Homeowners and property investors in Greater London are facing steep falls in house prices as the slowdown in prime areas of...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property better investment than money in the bank!](/img/default/pit.png)
From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Free landlord and property investor event comes to London this October](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors, landlords and property enthusiasts will descend on London's ExCel on October 7 and 8 for the annual Property Investor &...
23 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![‘Yield-hungry investors’ eye commercial property](/img/default/pit.png)
Properties which are well located, have a reliable income stream or offer the potential to add value will continue to attract...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![London house price growth set to slow, says Hometrack](/img/default/pit.png)
Annual house price growth remained broadly unchanged in June across the UK’s major towns and cities, but signs are that price...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![What is the future of buy-to-let?](/img/default/pit.png)
Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let providers slash rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lenders are slashing the cost of buy-to-let mortgages in a move that will bring some relief to private investors eyeing...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Are property syndicates the next big thing?](/img/default/pit.png)
2015 was an incredible year for the property market but in a year in which Government buy to let policy, the...