The Autumn Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 30 October 2024, the first by the new Labour Party, was billed as ‘the one to boost economic growth’. But what does it mean for landlords?

As of this month, the government has confirmed its plans for the private rented sector by presenting the Renters’ Rights Bill to parliament. Here's a look at what all of these changes will mean for landlords.

In the King’s Speech, the Labour government set out its plans for a new Renters’ Rights Bill. Here we explore what we know so far about the Bill, and how it is different from the Renters Reform Bill.

With a General Election called for 4 July, we're taking a look at where the four main parties stand on the most important issues affecting landlords and tenants in the private rented sector.

The recent Autumn Statement, delivered on 22 November 2023, saw the Chancellor outline plans for the year ahead, with a number of measures designed to ‘help grow the economy’. But which of them will affect private landlords?

The long awaited Renters (Reform) Bill aims to deliver "safer, fairer, and higher quality homes", faster redress for landlords, and more details on letting to tenants with pets. Here’s a look at the proposals included in the Bill.

The Spring Budget 2023 included various measures that will affect both landlords and tenants. Join us as we pick out the news that’s relevant to the private rental and property investment sector.

From April 2023, new eligibility rules for business rates will kick in for self-catering properties in England and Wales. Failure to meet these rules will see second homes becoming eligible for council tax, missing out on potential business rate relief.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) has been delayed by two years and will now be phased in from April 2026, rather than April 2024. The income thresholds have also been increased for mandatory enrolment.

The government has recently published its white paper, A Fairer Private Rented Sector, outlining its plans to fundamentally reform the private rented sector, and level up the quality of housing.

The heat source pump scheme will provide landlords with access to grants of £5,000 to help replace gas boilers in rental properties with air or ground source heat pumps from April 2022.

A new Permitted Development Rights (PDR) scheme was introduced on 1 August that has made it easier to convert commercial premises into affordable residential homes.