1+ day, 21+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (363+ words) Edinburgh’s flatsharers face the biggest gap between what they budget for a room and what landlords are asking, according to SpareRoom. Edinburgh flatsharers were looking to spend £748 for the average room being advertised at £834, an annual difference of £1,028. Elsewhere, the…...

4+ 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…...

5+ 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…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (742+ words) All of us in the Scottish private rented sector understand the nature of difficult decisions. Many of us have friends and colleagues who are currently considering whether to remain in the sector, downsize their portfolios or simply leave it entirely....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (412+ words) A professor has warned the Renters’ Rights Act has caused changes in the private rented sector which are proving “ineffective or have perverse outcomes”. Writing in the Telegraph, Tim Leunig, professor of economic history at the London School of Economics,…...

6+ 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…...

6+ 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…...

6+ 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…...

1+ week, 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…...