Complaints about letting agents have soared in the past year, according to figures from The Property Ombudsman.
Tax man is tracking income shifting couples
Married couples who have joint ownership of a buy-to-let property are urged to consider altering the split of rental profits in order to lower their tax bill.
Spy-in-the-sky zooms in on beds-in-sheds
A spy in the sky plane zooming in on illegal landlords with thermal imaging cameras is to take to the night skies over Slough.
Student housing code sweeps nation
The UK’s first accreditation scheme for student landlords has been hailed as a success one year on.
Landlords see buy-to-lets as retirement fund
More landlords see buy-to-let properties as their retirement fund, with most planning to supplement their pensions from property.
Tax man in unfair crackdown on landlords
The tax man is cutting corners in a crackdown on landlords and unfairly pursuing those who have properly declared their tax, claims an accountant.
Judges reject home office tax claim
A new ruling by judges could change how landlords claim mileage expenses when travelling between their home and rental properties.
Councils to ‘approve’ professional landlords
Bournemouth Council has launched one of England’s first accredited landlord registers in a bid to tackle poorly-maintained properties and anti-social behaviour.
Buy-to-let buoyed by remortgaging
Buy-to-let lending has reached its highest level for four years, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show, indicating that demand to borrow money from landlords remains strong.
Buy-to-let lenders pile on mortgage fees
Buy to let mortgage rates may be falling – but the cost of loans is still expensive as lenders pile on fees.
