The capital gains tax rule change that could cost accidental landlords thousands when they sell up Private residence relief to be cut from 18 months to nine months from next year The changes could affect over half a million landlords when they come to sell Government is also scaling back lettings relief By Will Kirkman … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: NSF shelves hostile bid for Provident; Landlords to vote on Topshop rescue deal; Card Factory bemoans tough High Street conditions Vote on Arcadia by shop landlords delayed until June 12 Non-Standard Finance has called off its £1.3billion bid for rival Provident Card Factory saw sales rise but said conditions on the High Street … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students’ landlords need a lesson in fairness By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 These are not good times for our universities with the latest research indicating that a majority of them will end up in the red next … Read more
Three quarters of landlords warn their tenants will fail to pay rent as coronavirus lockdown continues Seven in 10 landlords have been contacted by tenants worried about paying rent Five million privately rented households in the UK are affected by the crisis Unions call on the Government to ban future evictions based on rent arrears … Read more
Arcadia left in limbo as landlords cool on plans to lower rents to keep Philip Green’s business afloat By Hannah Uttley For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 12:04 BST, 6 June 2019 Sir Philip Green was forced to postpone a crucial meeting with landlords to discuss rent reductions for … Read more
Landlords suffered a triple-whammy hit this week as three popular tax reliefs were axed or scaled back as the new tax year began. Mortgage interest tax relief, capital gains tax exemptions for ‘accidental’ landlords – those who held onto homes they once lived in – and letting relief were all cut. The raid came as … Read more
‘Dogfight’ looms as landlords start suing restaurants over unpaid rent By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 4 April 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest landlords have called in lawyers to claw back the rent that shops and restaurants have refused to pay during the lockdown, … Read more
Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from coronavirus lockdown rallying against ‘unethical’ practices of Britain’s major pub groups By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from the coronavirus lockdown are rallying against the ‘unethical’ practices of … Read more
Government accused of backtracking on its promise to protect renters from eviction as coronavirus crisis deepens Government has banned evictions for three months for those unable to work Landlords will still be able to serve eviction notices during this time Some have reported tenants are already struggling to pay their rent Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
Landlords hold lock-ins to sell off their beer while crowds gather to drink outside pubs as boozers flout Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown on day one Landlords have been criticised for holding lock-ins breaching coronvirus rules Members of the public have filmed people staggering out of pubs since Friday Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the closure … Read more