by peter littlewood | Oct 6, 2025 | Open News
Buy-to-let landlords urgently need clarity on tax policy ahead of next month’s Autumn Budget — not further “confusing” speculation from government leaks, according to leading tax advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Heather Powell, a partner at the firm, criticised the...
by peter littlewood | Oct 6, 2025 | Open News
The Green Party has voted to adopt a policy aimed at the “effective abolition of private landlordism” following a motion passed at its conference in Bournemouth on Sunday. Under the new policy, tenants would have first right of refusal when a landlord sells, with the...
by peter littlewood | Oct 3, 2025 | Open News
Average rents hit £1,343 The average UK rent rose to £1,343 in September 2025, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. This represents a 1.1% increase month-on-month and a 0.9% rise year-on-year. Excluding London, rents were more stable at £1,141, up just 0.1%...
by peter littlewood | Oct 3, 2025 | Open News
Stamp Duty under pressure Only 12% of homebuyers and sellers want the current Stamp Duty system to remain unchanged, according to OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index. 25% of respondents favour allowing buyers to spread payments over several years. 21%...
by peter littlewood | Oct 3, 2025 | Open News
The House of Commons Library has just released its monthly economics indicator that can be seen here. In summary: Household debt at lowest level since 2008 peak Household debt as a share of disposable income has continued to fall. Debt peaked in Q3 2008 at 155.8% of...
