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,...
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%...
Will Family Businesses be affected by changes in IHT rules?

Will Family Businesses be affected by changes in IHT rules?

Rachel Reeves budget had several big changes of tax rules that affected all businesses, including rises in National Insurance contributions, inheritance tax reliefs on Business Property and capital Gains Tax. But the question is how do those changes affect the...