International interest returning to London
There were more international buyers in London last year after three years of declines, analysis by debt advisory firm Henry Dannell shows.
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Government asks landlords how taxes can be simplified
The Office for Tax Simplification has invited landlords to write to the government to tell them how the taxation of property income can be simplified.
Tenants warned about having to pay for stamp duty
Tenants have been warned they are liable to pay stamp duty when cumulative rent exceeds £125,000.
Buy-to-let investors don’t want to be called landlords anymore
Three in five (59%) told broker Mortgages for Business they wanted the British media to stop using the word “landlord”.
Homemover activity sees biggest spike since pre-global financial crisis
In the past year around 100,000 more people moved home than at any point in the past 10 years, highlighting the scale of the…
Savills urges government – use stamp duty and council tax to drive green housing
The UK needs a huge £330bn to bring all of its stock to an EPC level of C according to Savills
Government almost raised buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge to 4%
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic and fiscal outlook document, published after Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech, incorrectly states that the levy has risen to 4%.
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Autumn Budget wishlist: Green Energy, Evictions, Planning and Downsizing
We summarise some of the main hopes and demands from property experts.
Propertymark: Government policy should incentivise downsizing
As of 2020 18.65% of the UK population are over 65 according to ONS data, though this proportion is set to rise to 21.8% by 2030.
Relief for landlords, as eviction notices returning to normal in October
This means that landlords will only have to give tenants two months’ notice before taking action when issuing Section 21 or Section 8 notices.
