• August 13, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. Government confirms Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) abolition The government has now issued the draft legislation to abolish the special tax treatment of furnished holiday lettings (FHLs) with effect from 6 April 2025 [...]

  • July 1, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. In this edition of our newsletter we take a look at the main political parties’ election manifestos to see the pledges that may be of interest to property landlords. Conservative manifesto: The [...]

  • June 3, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. Bank of England interest rate: potential impact on mortgages On 9 May 2024, the Bank of England announced that the interest base rate will be held at 5.25%. The governor has said [...]

  • April 30, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. Furnished Holiday Lettings: Reaction In Budget 2024, which took place on 6 April, the Chancellor announced that the concept of Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHLs) will be abolished from 6 April 2025. This [...]

  • March 28, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. Budget 2024: Key measures for property landlords The UK Spring Budget took place on 6 April 2024. Several measures were announced that are of particular relevance to property landlords. Capital Gains Tax [...]

  • March 6, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. England: New rules proposed for short-term lets In a press release published on 19 February 2024, the Government announced that planning rules will be changed to protect local residents in England from [...]

  • January 31, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further. Housing market outlook for 2024 The Nationwide House Price Index for December 2023 found that UK house prices fell by 1.8% over the course of 2023, with only Scotland and Northern Ireland [...]

  • January 4, 2024

    Welcome to our monthly newsletter for property landlords. We hope you find this informative and please contact us to discuss any matters further.  Autumn Statement 2023: implications for the housing market The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023. We had heard rumours that he might cut stamp duty, but this [...]

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