The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Buy-to-let market will ‘drop like a stone’ after April stamp duty hits landlords
There will be less supply of rental housing and higher rents after the April tax hike for buy-to-let investors, according
Stamp Duty Loophole Revealed
A stamp duty loophole that has thus far flown under the radar could allow landlords to claim multiple dwellings relief

Landlords under fire for rejecting housing benefit tenants
Are tenants blaming the wrong people for DSS discrimination? A group which fights for renters’ rights has launched a campaign

First prosecution under council’s controversial lettings licensing scheme
A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted by Waltham Forest council for failing to obtain one of its

Anti-landlord policies fuel first rent rises since autumn
The latest report from Your Move and Reeds Rains has shown that as the private rental sector braces itself against

BUDGET 2016: CGT cut – but not for landlords
George Osborne has slashed the capital gains tax (CGT) rate – but not for landlords, prompting an angry response from
Osborne urged to hold fire on landlords
The Chancellor should use Budget to launch a root and branch review of the UK housing market, says lender. Buy-to-let

Landlords under attack, time for action
Landlords under attack from government tax changes are looking to act before they are ravaged by the Chancellor’s latest tax
Labour calls for control on agents’ fees and new landlord register
Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published his manifesto which returns to the party’s recent themes
HMRC issues new video about Making Tax Digital
The Revenue has produced a new video designed to explain the new Making Tax Digital system. Designed to explain how