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First Garden Cities Homes Begins Construction of Affordable Homes
First Garden Cities Homes is working with award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group, on the construction of 57 ...
3 last minute fund ideas for your SIPP allowance
SIPPs offer tax benefits and pay tax relief on your personal contributions. The deadline to use this ...
Government introduces £50m of new investment over the next two years.
The Department of Levelling up (DLUHC) has made an announcement that outlines a comprehensive plan by the ...
OPINION: Base Rate
Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, says: “With inflation dipping to 3.4 per ...
OPINION: Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25%
Following the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25% today, Kate Steere, housing expert ...
Number of new sites approved in 2023, lowest on record.
The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home Builders Federation , containing data supplied by www.glenigan.com , shows that the number ...
How will the digital switchover impact your organisation?
The analogue to digital switchover is set to happen by the end of 2025. This will impact businesses who ...
What do the latest economic figures mean?
CPI inflation fell to 3.4% in January. Economists had forecast 3.5%. Food inflation has fallen for the ...
Derelict site now 27 new apartments for social rent in Bristol
SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has opened a new wholly social rent apartment complex in Bristol. The ...
Major regeneration investment to accelerate 8,000 new homes in Newham and Southwark
Communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Southwark are to benefit from the acceleration of thousands ...
Inflation set to fall – but interest rates should hold steady
The Office for Budget Responsibility says inflation is likely to fall to 2% in the second ...
‘Agents do not need degrees’ – safeagent comments
Safeagent, the UK’s largest not-for-profit accreditation scheme for lettings and management agents, has come out in support ...
Investment
First Garden Cities Homes Begins Construction of Affordable Homes
First Garden Cities Homes is working with award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group, on the construction of 57 ...
Government introduces £50m of new investment over the next two years.
The Department of Levelling up (DLUHC) has made an announcement that outlines a comprehensive plan by the ...
Derelict site now 27 new apartments for social rent in Bristol
SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has opened a new wholly social rent apartment complex in Bristol. The ...
Green Light Given For First Phase of Coventry City Centre Regeneration
The development company behind the landmark regeneration of Coventry’s city centre, Shearer Property Regen Ltd (SPRL), a ...
How will the property market be impacted by the Spring Budget?
Comment from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) A drop in the rate of inflation The most significant help ...
Chancellor plans tax raid on landlords – report
According to a report in The Sunday Times, the upcoming Budget is expected to include a £300 ...
What is happening to rents?
Lettings agency Hamptons believe that rents have peaked. Their latest data reveals some interesting trends in the rental ...
Landlord loses appeal in tax avoidance case
A case involving Michael and Bridget Brown, who attempted to avoid Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) by ...
Tax
First-Time Buyers | Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) & SDLT Relief Results
HMRC has released a report highlighting the effect of stamp duty relief for first-time buyers (FTBs) following ...
Tax Changes from April 2023: What Landlords Need to Know
Over the last couple of years, the Government has made several changes to how income and profits ...
Tax-Year Ready: What do Homeowners & Property Investors Need to Know About the 2023/24 Tax Year?
With the current tax year due to end on the 5th of April 2023, many homeowners and ...
Making Tax Digital for Landlords
Are you a landlord? Do you have rental income of over £10,000 per annum? Not a fan ...
Paying Tax on Your Foreign Property Investments
Investing in property overseas is very tempting. Throughout Europe and further afield, there are bargains to be ...
Indirect Property Investment Products and Taxation
You may be aware that investing in property isn’t always about buying bricks and mortar. There are ...
Renting Out a Room in Your Home – The Tax Implications
Many of us will find ourselves in a situation where we would like to make a little ...
A Guide to Common Taxes on Investment Property
There are taxes payable when you buy a property, taxes on your income when you rent a ...
Finance
3 last minute fund ideas for your SIPP allowance
SIPPs offer tax benefits and pay tax relief on your personal contributions. The deadline to use this ...
OPINION: Base Rate
Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, says: “With inflation dipping to 3.4 per ...
OPINION: Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25%
Following the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25% today, Kate Steere, housing expert ...
What do the latest economic figures mean?
CPI inflation fell to 3.4% in January. Economists had forecast 3.5%. Food inflation has fallen for the ...
Inflation set to fall – but interest rates should hold steady
The Office for Budget Responsibility says inflation is likely to fall to 2% in the second ...
Three investment trust ideas for an ISA
Three investment trust ideas for an ISA · With the end of the tax year fast approaching, ...
ISAs: Should you opt for cash or stocks and shares this year?
Bank of England figures show the average Cash ISA rate over the last year has offered 2.71%, ...
How will the property market be impacted by the Spring Budget?
Comment from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) A drop in the rate of inflation The most significant help ...