Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Resolution Foundation proposes 0.7% property tax
Resolution Foundation has proposed replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty in England with a 0.7 percent annual tax on property value paid by occupiers.
Council Tax
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Fairer Share petition tops 100,000 as landlord SDLT row heads for Commons
The Fairer Share tax petition has passed 100,000 signatures, pushing the landlord SDLT surcharge and wider property tax debate toward a possible Commons hearing after ministers defended the current rules.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Centre for London says tax overhaul could free 79,000 homes
Centre for London says replacing stamp duty and council tax with a proportional property tax could free up 79,000 extra homes a year and raise £912 million for social housebuilding.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Higher council tax leaves second home demand reeling in Cornwall
Estate agents in some of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations are reporting a sharp decline in demand for second homes, driven by recent council…
Buy-to-let Property News
UK Government Proposes Council Tax Exemptions for Landlords with Vacant Properties
The UK government has opened a consultation regarding plans to exclude landlords from paying council tax premiums on unoccupied properties whilst preparing them for tenancy…
Buy-to-let Property News
Council tax certainty proposed for HMOs
As a general rule, houses in multiple occupation should always be treated for council tax purposes as a single property, the Government has proposed. In…
Buy-to-let Property News
Rising costs for landlords and second homeowners
Last week it was announced that North Devon’s second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year of it no longer…
Landlord Articles
Council Tax Liability – Be Clear Who Pays
The gradual introduction of Universal Credit from 2013 has brought many issues for both landlords and tenants, not least Council Tax liability. Landlords, social as…
Landlord Articles
Council Tax Changes in the Budget
The Chancellor announced in the Autumn Budget that Councils would be allowed to charge the landlord of an empty property 100 per cent of the…
