Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Stamp duty take slips 6% as HMRC April receipts soften
Stamp duty tax receipts slipped in the opening month of the new financial year, giving landlords another sign that higher transaction costs are still weighing…
Inheritance tax
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC steps up checks on property values in IHT cases
Referrals to the Valuation Office Agency rose 23.5 percent in a year, pointing to tougher HMRC scrutiny of residential property values in inheritance tax returns.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Inheritance tax receipts hit £8.5bn as property estates stay in HMRC net
Inheritance tax receipts reached a record £8.5 billion in the 2025-26 tax year, giving landlords another reminder that property wealth is staying firmly in HMRC’s…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Stamp duty receipts jump 11 percent to £995m as landlords absorb higher rates
Homebuyers paid £995 million in stamp duty in February, an 11 percent rise on January’s intake, according to HMRC figures released this week – though…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Frozen IHT threshold drags 41% of homebuyers into tax net
More than four in ten homes purchased in England and Wales last year were valued above the inheritance tax threshold – up from just 13…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC recovers £246m in inheritance tax probes as investigations rise
HM Revenue & Customs recovered £246 million in underpaid inheritance tax last year as enforcement activity intensified, data reveals. Investigations into inheritance tax rose to…
Buy-to-let Property News
Property owners face rising inheritance tax as house prices increase
New research from Yopa, reveals that a significant number of homebuyers across the UK are now automatically liable for inheritance tax due to soaring property…
