Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Eight in ten landlords feel ready for Making Tax Digital
Buy-to-let landlords are better prepared for Making Tax Digital than many sole traders, with new research showing 80 percent feel ready ahead of the April…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Market
London councils offer guaranteed rent as housing crisis deepens
Eleven London councils are making urgent appeals to private landlords for three-bedroom properties, with one management firm reporting “exceptionally high demand” across the capital. Property…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Wyre Forest launches HMO planning controls consultation
Landlords in Kidderminster face potential new planning restrictions after Wyre Forest District Council launched a public consultation on proposed HMO controls. The six-week consultation, running…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rent protection insurance demand jumps 41% as landlords brace for RRA
Demand for rent protection insurance has surged by 41 percent as landlords and letting agents prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act to come into force…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
SDLT receipts hit £899m as property investors absorb threshold cuts
Homebuyers handed £899 million to the Treasury in Stamp Duty Land Tax during January alone, according to HMRC data analysed by Coventry Building Society. The…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Coalition urges national empty homes strategy as voids hit 310,000
A cross-sector coalition has called on the government to develop a national strategy for bringing empty homes back into use, as the number of long-term…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Landlords pay record £17bn Capital Gains Tax as sales surge
HMRC data reveals landlords and investors paid a record £16.985 billion in Capital Gains Tax in January 2026 – 69 percent higher than the same…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Bristol council consults renters on Renters Rights Act penalties
Bristol City Council is asking tenants and landlords to help shape the penalties that will apply to landlords who breach rules under the Renters’ Rights…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Thurrock landlords lose licensing judicial review as scheme resumes
Thurrock Council has resumed implementing its selective licensing scheme after a High Court judge refused permission for a landlord-led judicial review. The scheme, which requires…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Hillingdon approves boroughwide HMO licensing scheme
Hillingdon Council has approved a boroughwide additional licensing scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation, giving the west London authority new powers to scrutinise landlords and…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Bridging lender MFS enters administration over banking dispute
Market Financial Solutions (MFS), a specialist bridging lender that has funded over £1.2 billion in property loans since 2006, has entered administration following a dispute…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Property auction sales surge 53% as 2026 opens strong
Residential property auctions recorded a 53 percent increase in sales during January 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to data from the…
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