Property Investments

16 December 2024

25% house price premium in National Parks
The Nationwide’s latest report, which shows how house prices can be affected by being located in, or near to, a National Parks

06 December 2024

Online platforms to start sharing some user sales and personal data with HMRC from January 2025
HMRC’s changes affecting online platforms. HMRC has issued a press release reminding people there are no changes to tax rules for people selling their unwanted possessions online

03 December 2024

Annual house price growth in November - which increased
Nationwide’s latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth in November rose. And, house prices also increased month on month in November

15 November 2024

Changes to the taxation of furnished holiday lettings from April 2025 - an update from HMRC
The new Government’s plans for the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax rules, details of the anti-forestalling rules applying from 6 March 2024 and a clarification

13 November 2024

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)
2025/26 charges for the annual tax on enveloped dwellings and changes announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget

07 November 2024

Stamp duty land tax - higher rates for additional dwellings
Increase to SDLT for additional properties and associated transitional rules

04 November 2024

Annual house price growth in October - which slowed
Nationwide’s latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth in October slowed. However, house prices increased slightly month on month in October

18 October 2024

MTD - new HMRC interactive checker tool
MTD for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA), which becomes mandatory for the first taxpayers from April 2026. The new tool is intended to make it simpler for taxpayers (and their agents) to understand if they are in scope of MTD ITSA and, if so, when they need to start complying with the requirements

01 October 2024

Annual house price growth in September - the fastest rate of increase since November 2022
Nationwide’s latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth in September rose at the fastest rate in nearly two years. House prices also increased slightly month on month in September

05 September 2024

Property rental income - latest statistics
Official statistics on income and expenses from renting property from HMRC’s income tax self-assessment returns data

02 September 2024

House price growth increased slightly in August
Nationwide’s latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth rose slightly in August. However, house prices decreased slightly month on month in August

12 August 2024

Options for IHT planning where clients own buy to let properties - a case study
The options for inheritance tax (IHT) planning, where clients have built up a substantial number of buy-to-let (BTL) properties over the years

07 August 2024

House price growth increases again in July
Nationwide’s latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth rose in July. And house prices also increased slightly month on month in July

31 July 2024

Changes to the taxation of furnished holiday lettings from April 2025 - new legislation
The new Government's plans for the abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax rules, and details of the anti-forestalling rules applying from 6 March 2024

09 July 2024

House price growth increases again in June
Nationwide's latest monthly house price index. It shows that annual house price growth rose in June. And house prices also increased slightly month on month in June