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It’s not just navigating a path through the Coronavirus crisis that is proving the value of letting agents - it’s their...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued a new warning to buy to let and Holliday home owners about a major change...

There’s a new warning today for buy to let investors who will be hit by tax changes coming into effect on...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

An influential think tank says Capital Gains Tax on buy to let properties and second homes should be levied at the...

As the row over Labour’s proposal rumbles on the think tank Centre for Policy Studies - which has previously argued that...

The number of landlords admitting to not paying tax has soared in the past year, according to new data. During 2018/2019, 16,110...

Second home owners, landlords and property investors are being urged to beware a “dramatic change” to the current capital gains tax...

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been put on the spot by the person many consider to be the country’s most...

Fergus Wilson, arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord and almost certainly the individual with the largest number of buy to lets in...

Changes to Capital Gains Tax which reach their full impact in the next 12 months could fuel property changing hands between...

CGT Lettings Limited has acquired Gloucestershire based residential lettings company All About Property. All About Property has been run by Darren Loftus...

Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

There has been limited support given from some parts of the lettings industry to a proposal offering Capital Gains Tax relief...

Media speculation over the weekend has suggested that the government may be about to give tax breaks to landlords agreeing to...

A leading lettings sector trade body has repeated its call on government to offer a range of incentives to landlords and...

A leading Conservative peer says the government should cut taxes for buy to let investors and regard them as part of...

An analysis of data released by HM Revenue and Customs shows that 1.9 million people earned money from property in 2015-16...

It’s been discovered that a Capital Gains Tax measure buried in the small print of the Budget is likely to hit...

A leading accountancy and business advice consultancy says residential landlords who want to downsize their portfolios because of recent tax changes...

An economics academic says the country’s taxpayers should be “very angry” with the government for failing to collect taxes to which...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...

Speculation that the government was attempting to ‘slip in’ yet more changes to the way landlords are being taxed have been...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A campaign to reduce Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords when selling their rented home to sitting tenants has won the...

The exemption of residential property from the new Capital Gains Tax cuts tops the list of concerns expressed by professional landlords...

Yesterday George Osborne delivered his eighth budget as chancellor, announcing an extra £3.5 billion in spending cuts by 2019-20. The Office for...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising agents to alert clients to changes to two areas of tax on property...