IHT receipts on the rise

IHT receipts on the rise

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,...
Stamp Duty deadline and other challenges facing the PRS

Stamp Duty deadline and other challenges facing the PRS

Stamp Duty Deadline As the deadline happening on April 1st draws close, what effect will that have on the property market as the threshold on stamp duty-free homes changes? On 1st April, first-time-buyers will no longer enjoy exemption on properties up to £425,000 and...
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...