Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will pay more stamp duty after 1 April, when two key thresholds are reduced.
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Return to direct Housing Benefit payments to landlords – agent’s call
A prominent agent has stepped into the debate about Universal Credit payments to tenants, and the controversial welfare reforms proposed in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement last week.
Read More900.000 more sole traders and landlords to be swept into Making Tax Digital
The UK Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is transforming how taxes are reported and managed, with significant implications for property agents.
Read MoreSpring Statement will not shift the PRS/BTL fundamentals – Hendry
When is a Budget not a Budget? When it’s a Spring Statement of course, which will be outlined to the House of Commons by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, on 26 March.
Read MoreBuy-to-let investors set to make the biggest saving when remortaging in the current market
Improving market conditions have seen remortgagers thousands of pounds better off when it comes to remortgaging.
Read MoreSpring Budget Statement 2025 – Landlord Reactions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s under pressure (definitely not an emergency budget) Spring Statement alleviated concerns among private landlords by avoiding an increase in Stamp Duty rates for second-home purchases.
Read MoreLender’s “unique” mortgage aims to attract first time buyers
Accord Mortgages is launching a unique mortgage range designed to help cover the cost of buying a first home, in particular the increased Stamp Duty Land Tax first-time buyers face from tomorrow.
Read MoreSantander eases mortgage rules so it can lend up to £35,000 more
Bank cuts its stress testing rate for home buyers after FCA urged lenders not to be ‘unduly restricting’
Read MoreBTL investment will retain its allure
Whereas those who invested in property were once seen as being ahead of the curve or making a sensible decision, there are now those who appear to believe they are making some sort of terrible mistake.
Read MoreIs the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?
The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to the other, and there is nobody left in parliament or the civil service who remembers what the PRS was like before 1988.
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