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Government plans aimed at stopping the abuse of the current Rent A Room tax perk may overcomplicate the system and deter...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

A regional newspaper claims that a lettings agency has collapsed, its boss has gone to ground, and thousands of pounds are...

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

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a consultation on adding tax checks to private rental sector licensing schemes - in other...

Labour's housing spokesman has called on the government to give councils greater powers over the regulation of the private rental sector.   In...

Romans says one in four of its registered buyers in the first half of this year has been an investor, suggesting...

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

A council claims that up to 13,000 private landlords are “of interest” to HM Revenue and Customs, where there are alleged...

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

Campaigning charity Shelter claims around one in 10 landlords quit the lettings sector each year.   Using new research by YouGov it says...

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

A landlord who ran multiple property companies but failed to declare his income or that he was a company director to...

There was a sigh of relief amongst the lettings industry that yesterday's Budget introduced no new property taxes - but concern...

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

The government should think again about punitive tax changes to the private rented sector after receiving greater-than-expected revenue from the three...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says recent changes to buy to let mortgage interest relief and stamp duty will only affect a...

Anyone who thought the buy to let sector’s recent anger at higher government taxes may have been misplaced may wish to...

Legal represenatives for two landlords will today make the case for a judicial review of Section 24 of the Finance (No.2)...

Rent4sure is pleased to announce we are now working with Home Telecom to give your tenants fast, flexible and unlimited broadband plus...

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

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

A self-employed property investor and caterer who stole over £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has been jailed.   Khalid Farid, 59, from...

The date for the court hearing to decide whether there should be a judicial review of the buy to let tax...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a 12-week consultation on a proposal which it claims simplifies the tax demands levied on...

A new £40m Build To Rent scheme has been given the go-ahead for Manchester city centre.   Moorfield, a UK real estate private...

Any lingering hope that the buy to let sector might have of a rethink by the new Chancellor over restructuring mortgage...

The Residential Landlords Association is asking the Welsh Assembly to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on buy...

New Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been urged by an industry trade group to reset the government’s approach to taxing the buy...

The number of landlords in the UK increased by 7% to reach 1.75 million in 2013-2014. Analysis of Her Majesty's Revenue and...

Data released by Agency Express shows a massive spike in activity for the lettings market.  April’s national figures for new listings ‘To...

Average price for a property paid by investors in April fell by 8.3 per cent from £194,000 a month earlier to...

The frenzy of investor purchasing of buy to let units ahead of the stamp duty surcharge deadline has led to an...

HMRC figures show that over 230,000 people have used the new pension freedoms introduced a year ago - a smaller number...

The approaching of the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline led to a severe drop-off in buy to let purchasers seeking...

Ian Wilson, chief executive officer of Martin & Co, has given David Cameron’s government a “two out of 10” score for...

The people behind the campaign to seek a judicial review of the buy to let tax changes proposed by Chancellor George...

HM Revenue & Customs and the Treasury have at last responded to the legal team representing two landlords challenging beleaguered Chancellor...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has ticked off the government for not updating its Private Landlords’ Survey for some six years...

The attempt to see judicial review of George Osborne’s buy to let tax change continues apace, with the government now having...

Agents acting for landlords replacing furniture and other domestic items in homes to let should be given detailed guidance from the...

A report by the British Hospitality Association appears to reveal the latest estimates of the impact of people who use Airbnb...

The latest step in the legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposal to limit landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief comes in...

The legal challenge to Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial buy to let tax change is underway with a letter sent to HMRC...

HM Revenue and Customs has published the responses it has received to its 12 week consultation on changing the Wear and...

A businessman has been jailed for two years for failing to declare and pay tax on income he received from his...

While almost every lettings organisation has been up in arms at the raft of tax changes for landlords suggested by Chancellor...

A campaign targeting residential landlords has given HM Revenue and Customs an additional tax take of over £50m.  The Let Property Campaign,...

It’s been revealed that Airbnb - the online informal lettings service which can be used to by-pass letting agents - passes details...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on contradicting figures...

HMRC has revealed the scope of its proposed changes to the wear and tear allowance, as announced in George Osborne’s Budget...

The changes to tax relief for landlords comes on top of a blizzard of new health and safety requirements, regulations and...

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...