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Angela Rayner admits stamp duty underpayment on second home purchase
Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, has admitted underpaying Stamp Duty on an £800,000 seaside flat in Hove, East Sussex. The error…
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Rental supply crunch bites harder in towns as landlords brace for policy risk
The UK’s rental squeeze is now hitting suburban towns harder than cities, with new data from SpareRoom showing up to nine tenants chasing every available…
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Shawbrook cuts buy-to-let rates and expands product choice for landlords
Shawbrook has unveiled a major shake-up of its buy-to-let mortgage range, slashing rates by up to 0.40% and introducing more flexible fee and term options….
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House prices dip in August but rental demand holds firm
UK house prices dipped slightly in August, with the Nationwide index showing a 0.1% monthly fall and annual growth easing to 2.1%. The average property…
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Landlords face fresh £885 rental income tax burden under Labour plans
Landlords could soon face a new average tax bill of £885 per property if Labour presses ahead with plans to apply National Insurance contributions to…
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Proposed seller property tax could hit London homeowners hardest
Landlords and property investors have been warned that the government’s proposed replacement of Stamp Duty with a seller-paid property tax would unfairly target London. Analysis…
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Council seizes 18 rental homes in licensing dispute
Merton Council in south London has taken long-term control of 18 rental properties after accusing their landlord of persistently failing to comply with its selective…
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Property Ombudsman launches new website to strengthen standards for landlords and agents
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has launched a redesigned website aimed at raising standards in the property sector and improving support for both consumers and businesses….
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Landlords warn scrapping fixed-term contracts risks chaos in student rental market
Letting agents and landlords are warning the Government that abolishing fixed-term student tenancies under the Renters Rights Bill could destabilise the entire academic lettings cycle….
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Grainger lists 11,000 rental homes on property portal in landmark deal
One of the UK’s largest landlords has signed a major lettings agreement with property portal OnTheMarket (OTM), in a move seen as a milestone for…
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