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Demand for buy-let mortgages has jumped in the last few months ahead of changes to taxes that will come into effect in April, and the Bank of England has now announced that demand will continue to...

The Housing and Planning Bill was recently voted through commons with an outright rejection of a proposed amendment that would legally require landlords to ensure that the properties they rented out...

The information commissioner 's office has fined several companies for nuisance calls over the course of 2015, with penalties totalling £1.1 million.The government watchdog body imposed the fines...

In what marks something of a departure from his general vocal optimism with regard to the UK economy that characterised his Autumn Statement and spending review, George Osborne has warned of a...

Initial predictions following changes that included a 3% stamp duty surcharge as well as cuts to the level of tax relief that private landlords could expect on their mortgage interest suggested that...

Several mortgage brokers have issued warnings about potentially unforeseen consequences of Osborne 's latest changes to the stamp duty land tax system. They claim that the 3% surcharge now added...

A reduction in oil imports has caused the UK 's trade deficit to narrow, dropping from £3.5 billion to £3.2 billion, but the raw size of it is still being seen as cause for concern by some.The...

Information from Reuters has brought to light the fact that five of the biggest banks operating in the UK (and worldwide) paid not a penny in corporation tax in 2014. Efforts to crack down on this...

The number of tenants seriously in arrears with regard to their rent payments has risen by 13.8% over the last three months.In the months from June to September 2015, the number of tenants who were...

Plans to extend the existing help-buy equity loan scheme to the capital will officially come into play on the 1st of February, it has been revealed.The help-buy equity loan scheme, as it stands,...