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HM Revenue & Customs officers are paying short-notice visits on letting and estate agents to check on their anti-money laundering compliance,...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The government says it’s finalising plans for a new tax regime to apply to additional homes, and in particular those used...

ARLA Propertymark is calling on the government to properly fund local authorities so they can combat rogue operators in the private...

There are just two weeks left for letting agents to register with HM Revenue & Customs if they want to be...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

ARLA Propertymark has reiterated its demand for the government to give financial support to the private rental sector. In its submission to...

ARLA Propertymark says there has been a breakthrough on the banking clampdown on pooled client accounts - a pain in the...

Propertymark is the latest industry body to warn the government against Capital Gains Tax changes that may disincentivise landlords. A joint statement...

ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...

Income tax paid by buy to let landlords now exceeds £3.8 billion annually – that’s more than double Tesco’s entire annual...

A prominent PropTech startup is questioning whether long-term tenants need to go through the traditional referencing process when moving between rental...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

The government says that later this year it will allocate a further £1.4m to PropTech firms looking at how tenants’ rent...