CGT exemption reduction: should landlords sell up now?
Posted by Karen Jones on October 24, 2024CGT changes announced back in 2022 mean the tax-exempt Capital Gains Tax allowance is now shrinking. So should you sell up?
HMRC letters for landlords not declaring income
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on October 20, 2024HMRC letters to landlords asking them to declare rental income and pay tax. We look at how HMRC learns about landlords’ financial affairs.
Impending Removal of Section 21 – do you have to be a mug to be a landlord?
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on October 17, 2024Removal of Section 21 – is the buy-to-let sector a mug’s game for a landlord or is there still good value to be had from renting property?
Landlord news: profits down as CGT and insurance costs continue to rise
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on October 14, 2024In this landlord news update, we look at declining profits in the buy-to-let sector, rising insurance costs and possible changes to CGT.
Why are landlords selling up – and is buy-to-let still worth it?
Posted by Ben Locker on October 8, 2024Currently, many landlords are selling up and leaving the buy-to-let market. But is it still worth holding a portfolio of rental properties?
EPC upgrades back on the table for private landlords
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on September 26, 2024While proposed EPC upgrades were scrapped by the last government, Labour now plans to reintroduce energy efficiency requirements.
Buy to let tax – watch out for these elephant traps!
Posted by Karen Jones on September 25, 2024Buy to let tax – if you are a landlord, you’ll know that changes to the tax regime are making incomes drop. Don’t fall into these traps!
Section 21 changes – should I be worried?
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on September 24, 2024Section 21 changes – we consider the effect of the section 21 changes proposed by the government as long ago as April 2019.
Rental sector reform – what’s in the Renters’ Rights Bill?
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on September 12, 2024Rental sector reform is very much back on the agenda. We take a look at what’s in the new Renters’ Rights Bill and what it means for you.
Tenant fees – what a landlord can charge and what he can’t
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on September 10, 2024The long-anticipated ban on charging tenants many types of fees is here. Here’s what you need to know about the tenant fees ban.
