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Landlords face rising income tax rates on rental income from April 2027, a change expected to push rents higher amid ongoing cost of living pressures.

Angela Rayner has stated that she has been cleared by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of deliberately avoiding stamp duty tax and will not face

Nearly four in ten landlords with mortgages are planning to remortgage their buy-to-let properties within the next year, signalling a potentially busy period for refinancing

House price growth in Scotland has slowed significantly over the past year, with average prices rising by just 1.9%. Despite this modest increase, Scotland’s housing

The introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) was widely publicised as a necessary reform to protect tenants from unfair rent increases and unscrupulous landlords.

The introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act on 1 May 2026 has brought significant changes to tenant notice periods in England, requiring most tenants to

The Renters’ Rights Act has brought significant changes to the private rented sector, abolishing assured shorthold tenancies and the use of section 21 notices from

Many landlords who have built their property portfolios over the years find themselves in a paradox. While the preference among landlords today is increasingly to

New government guidance has clarified the powers councils hold under the Renters’ Rights Act to enter landlords’ business premises and seize documents during inspections. This

Higher-rate Stamp Duty receipts from landlords and second-home buyers now represent the majority of takings in over half of English local authorities, according to recent