Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC: stamp tax receipts rise 8% despite cooler market
HMRC says stamp tax receipts rose 8 percent in the first four months of 2026-27, suggesting property tax drag is still strong even as the housing market cools.
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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, Market
Rightmove: July asking prices fall 1% as supply stays high
Rightmove says the average asking price of a newly listed home fell 1.0 percent in July to £372,359, while homes for sale stayed close to a 12-year high and first-half sales agreed ran 6 percent below last year.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
MPs tell ministers to consult on stamp duty reform by year end
MPs have told ministers to launch a consultation on alternatives to stamp duty by the end of 2026, arguing that the tax is slowing transactions, hurting affordability and discouraging investment in empty homes.
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, Market
Nationwide: June house prices fall after stamp duty rise
UK house prices fell 0.8 percent month on month in June while annual growth slowed to 2.1 percent, with Nationwide saying the market softened after April’s higher stamp duty costs fed through.
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlord buying hits 13.3% as investors trade stock
Landlords accounted for 13.3 percent of all home purchases across Great Britain between January and April, the highest share since 2016, as more rental properties…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Landlords drive most Stamp Duty receipts in 164 councils
Landlords and second-home buyers now account for most Stamp Duty receipts in more than half of English councils, according to new Paragon Bank analysis of…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
HMRC property transactions hit one-year high in March
HMRC says UK residential property transactions reached their highest monthly level in a year in March, but the headline rebound came against a badly distorted…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Flipping profits halve as stamp duty squeezes property investors
Homes bought and resold within 12 months made up just 1.5 percent of transactions across England and Wales in 2025, the lowest share in more…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
BTL investment shifts north as stamp duty surcharge marks 10-year anniversary
Buy-to-let investment has fundamentally shifted from southern England to the Midlands and North over the decade since the stamp duty surcharge was introduced, with new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Prime London transactions fall 31% as tax changes and non-dom rules bite
Property transactions across prime London postcodes fell 31 percent in the second half of 2025, with average monthly completions dropping from 1,431 to just 987…
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
BPF calls for MDR reinstatement to unlock 25,000 stalled homes
The British Property Federation has urged the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to restore Multiple Dwellings Relief, arguing the tax change would unlock thousands…
