Huge surge in Inheritance tax receipts into HMRC

Huge surge in Inheritance tax receipts into HMRC

IHT receipts on the rise HMRC reported collecting £5.7bn in IHT this year between April and November, which is a £500m increase from the same period last year. It’s thought this is due to frozen thresholds pushed more estates into paying the tax. With NI,...
Family Business UK writes letter to Chancellor amid changes to Inheritance Tax Reliefs for Family Businesses

Family Business UK writes letter to Chancellor amid changes to Inheritance Tax Reliefs for Family Businesses

Call to consult with family businesses Neil Davy of Family Business UK (FBUK) has today written a letter co-signed by 32 trade associations, representing 16,000 family businesses, to Rachel Reeves regarding the changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) announced in...
Latest statistics and research on the Private Rental Sector and Landlords

Latest statistics and research on the Private Rental Sector and Landlords

Higher yields New research has been undertaken to establish which type of property is ‘best’ for buy to let. According to SBA Property Management’s finding, terraced houses produce the highest rental yields of on average 5.37%. The study (undertaken...
Housing Market Returns to Growth

Housing Market Returns to Growth

Zoopla expects the property market to return to growth in 2025 as its latest figures show a recent surge. According to their figures, they’re predicting the property market to grow by 2.5% in 2025. “The housing market has been resilient in the face of higher...
Surge in commercial properties converted to residential

Surge in commercial properties converted to residential

New research by Direct Line Landlord Insurance has shown a 63% rise in commercial, business and service premises being converted to residential use over the last two year. The research looked at change of use applications to councils between 2021 and 2023, with a 60%...