Myra Butterworth is a property writer and editor with a track record spanning across more than three decades. She has written for national newspapers, magazines and websites. This includes spending five years at The Daily Telegraph, where she worked on the news desk and won the mortgage writer of the year award for her coverage of the credit crisis. More recently, she spent almost a decade writing the property section of the MailOnline. As well as editing LandlordNEWS, she also writes for other websites and national newspapers, including The Sun.
Landlords could face a hike in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if the economy dips before the Autumn Budget, the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has labelled the Spring Statement a missed opportunity to improve the chronic supply crisis in the private rented sector.
The Government has started to “bring landlords into line”, but more needs to be done to tackle the pressures in the private rented sector, a Labour MP has suggested.
One in five renters has borrowed money that needs to be paid back for their five-week cash deposit, putting them in a precarious financial position before moving in.
The search is on for Landlord of the Year as part of this year’s LIS (Landlord Investment Show) Awards.
Landlords will have to use the new Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment system, the Chancellor has confirmed.
