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   (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…...

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, 5+ day ago   (698+ words) The Building Safety Act 2022 has a reputation as tower-block law, and most landlords with a couple of houses or a handful of flats have filed it under someone else’s problem. That instinct is half right. The Act’s heaviest machinery really…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (412+ words) Landlord tax reform should be used to encourage investment and increase the supply of homes to rent, according to new proposals for the private rented sector from the National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA). The 17-page plan calls for changes to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) Annual rents in Scotland fell by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026 as the country’s three largest cities recorded little movement from a year earlier. The latest Citylets figures show rent levels in the main markets have changed little as supply…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) One in four landlords say they have struggled to regain possession from problem tenants, according to a Goodlord snap poll of nearly 250 landlords. The survey found 25% had faced possession challenges following the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions under the Renters…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (376+ words) More than a third of tenants (37%) didn’t know what a guarantor was before being asked to provide one as the Renters’ Rights Act triggers guarantor requests. According to Housing Hand’s Understanding Renters in 2026 report, 31% of renters only learned they needed…...