Tag: Budget
![Mortgage lending slumps to lowest level for a decade](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ounces-of-gold-to-buy-a-house-graph-250x219.png)
Mortgage lending slumps to lowest level for a decade
Mortgage lending has slumped to the lowest level for a decade as banks and building societies tighten their grip on the housing market.
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Landlord faces jail for £60,000 benefits fiddle
Landlord Lynne Hampson faces jail for cheating the benefits system out of thousands of pounds and even spent some of the cash on extending...
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More landlords can expect to pay 40% tax
More landlords can expect to pay higher rate tax from next April thanks to new income tax rates published with little publicity by...
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Flood spending cuts leave homeowners high and dry
Millions of homeowners and businesses may find buying buildings and contents insurance harder to obtain as a result of cuts to government...
![UK’s financial report – OK, but could do better. Some good news at last for Property Developers.](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/themes/118v3/img/p118_placeholder-block3.png)
UK’s financial report – OK, but could do better. Some goo...
A flurry of results and reviews about borrowing, the economy and tax that show the current state of the UK’s finances is pretty steady,
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Record demand for rental homes as supply dries up.
The mortgage squeeze is a double-edged sword for buy to let landlords as rentals surge but borrowing restrictions mean they cannot...
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Capital Allowances FAQ for property investors. Our tax pa...
Capital allowances are mind-numbingly complicated and even confuse some accountants, but making the effort to unravel obscure tax points...