15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1639+ words) On 1 July 2026, HMRC amended several pages of its Business Income Manual dealing with interest relief, the funding of unincorporated businesses and the withdrawal of capital by proprietors. The pages affected include BIM45690, “Funding the business”, BIM45700, “Withdrawal of capital from a business…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (557+ words) The government has claimed there is “no one-size-fits-all” approach for landlords when determining whether a tenancy is suitable, despite measures being introduced to tackle discrimination in the PRS. In a written parliamentary answer, Labour peer Baroness Taylor of Stevenage claimed…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (480+ words) Landlords could face higher costs and a further squeeze on housing supply if the incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham turns to property and personal assets to fund new policies. The warning comes from David Alexander, the chief executive of DJ…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (421+ words) Buy to let lending rose during the first three months of 2026, with landlords securing 58,272 new loans worth £10.8 billion, data from UK Finance reveals. Even with higher BTL borrowing costs, both figures were higher than a year earlier. UK Finance said…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (885+ words) Leaseholders remain trapped by rising costs and are unable to sell their homes, despite the government’s Leasehold and Freehold Act. Propertymark’s leasehold still a life sentence report reveals that progress on leasehold reform has been slow, with estate agents continuing…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (334+ words) England’s councils are collecting only a fraction of fines issued for landlord offences, even as local authority inspection numbers grow. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says councils are carrying out more checks under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (752+ words) With the Renters’ Rights Act, Making Tax Digital and tougher Right to Rent checks, landlords could be forgiven for thinking everything is becoming more complicated. Every new rule, deadline or compliance requirement can feel like another problem to deal with,…...

3+ day, 42+ min ago  (478+ words) Social housing landlord Notting Hill Genesis has lost an appeal over its attempt to charge shared owners at a Battersea block for facilities serving private flats elsewhere on the estate. The dispute turned on the wording of the leases, and…...

3+ day, 42+ min ago  (475+ words) A barrister has warned that England’s new £7,000 disrepair fines may do little to reduce the number of housing claims brought against landlords. Jeffrey Zitron says limited council resources and continued reliance on existing complaints routes mean the legal landscape is…...

3+ day, 42+ min ago  (439+ words) Advertised rents have reached record highs in London and the rest of Great Britain after the number of available homes fell below last year’s level for the first time since 2022. Rightmove says the average advertised rent outside the capital rose…...