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Could a new LLP tax judgment help landlords caught in HMRC’s Spotlight 63?
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (1663+ words) Can an LLP and a connected limited company genuinely form part of one larger commercial undertaking, even though they are separate legal entities? Nevertheless, I think the judgment deserves careful consideration by landlords whose arrangements fall within HMRC’s Spotlight 63 and…...
One million landlords set to use tenant deposit alternatives
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (275+ words) More than one million landlords could end up using deposit alternatives if government plans to scrap insured tenancy deposit schemes go ahead, research reveals. Zero Deposit found 9% would move directly to a deposit alternative, which it calculates could represent about…...
Council funds rent guarantor cover for private tenants
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) Northumberland County Council is paying for guarantor insurance to help tenants secure homes in the private rented sector. The scheme targets potential tenants who can afford a tenancy but cannot provide a qualifying relative or other person to be their…...
Should you still consider a ‘rent to buy’?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (238+ words) I’ve recently been asked a number of times if this still works under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, I guess because I wrote and published the first book on what the Renters’ Rights Bill 2024 proposed. My response is that for private…...
Government defends Making Tax Digital for landlords
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (294+ words) The government claims Making Tax Digital helps landlords stay on top of their tax affairs. In a Parliamentary written answer, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Dan Tomlinson, said Making Tax Digital works well for businesses “of all types and sizes…...
Longer possession disputes are driving up landlord costs
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (667+ words) Landlords trying to regain possession are facing longer delays and higher legal bills as tenants challenge eviction notices, according to law firm Thackray Williams. The firm warns that every accelerated possession claim it has recently handled has been challenged by…...
Rightmove adds Section 13 rent review tool for agents
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (308+ words) Rightmove has added a rent review function to its Tenancy Manager platform to help letting agents adjust their processes following changes introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act. The update allows agents to create and serve a Section 13 rent increase notice…...
Landlords face £200 charge for missing selective licensing deadline
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (317+ words) A council claims a £200 late application fee for selective licensing is not “intended to be punitive” for landlords. North East Lincolnshire Council’s selective licensing scheme came into force in April this year. However, the council has announced that landlords have…...
Government launches digital possession service as full rollout looms
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (765+ words) A pilot of a digital possession service will launch this month for county court possession proceedings in England and Wales. The pilot will initially be limited to social housing landlords in England and community landlords in Wales. Claims must relate…...
Buy to let landlord mortgage options broadened
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (378+ words) Landlords are being offered greater borrowing flexibility after The Mortgage Works widened several of its lending criteria and Pepper Money cut rates across its buy to let range. TMW is raising the maximum application age for first-time landlords from 70 to…...