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Boosts In Grants For Installing EV Chargers

The government has announced an over 40% increase in charge point grant amounts that will mean businesses, landlords and renters could save up to £500 on installing an electric vehicle (EV) charge point. Previously, the grant provided a discount of £350. The uplift could cover almost half the typical installation costs and make it easier […]

Read more May 20th, 2026

Renters’ Rights Act 2026: What Landlords Actually Need To Prepare For

The Renters’ Rights Act 2026 represents the most significant structural change to the private rented sector in England in a generation. Although it is framed politically as a tenant protection measure, for landlords it is better understood as a complete redesign of how assured tenancies operate, how possession is regained, and how rental income risk […]

Read more April 29th, 2026

Making Tax Digital For Income Tax – Now In Force

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is now live, having come into force from 6 April 2026. This marks a significant shift in how self-employed individuals and those with income from property report their income to HMRC, and it is already impacting a substantial number of taxpayers. The new regime currently applies to those […]

Read more April 28th, 2026

Renters’ Rights Act: Official Documents To Be Given To Tenants

On 20 March the Government published ’The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026’. Landlords and their letting agents must legally give this information to tenants by 31 May 2026 to avoid risking a fine. They can give it to tenants as a hard copy or attached electronically as a PDF to an email. The document […]

Read more April 21st, 2026

New Rules On Building Products: What Property Owners Need To Know

The government has published a major Construction Products Reform White Paper, setting out plans to tighten the regulation of materials used in the building industry. The proposals are a direct response to the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. At the heart of the new plans is a requirement that all construction products must be […]

Read more April 8th, 2026

Renters Rights Act: Possible SDLT Consequences For Tenants

Update 24 April 2026: The Government has released a statement saying that they will work on legislation so that no one is newly brought into SDLT as a result of the Renters’ Rights Act. This new legislation will work retrospectively to 1 May 2026. To read more about this, you can see the Government statement […]

Read more April 6th, 2026

Visitor Levy – What It Could Mean for Property Owners

As part of the Budget 2025, the Government confirmed its intention to give Mayoral Strategic Authorities in England the power to introduce a local overnight visitor levy. In simple terms, this would allow certain regions to charge guests a fee for staying overnight, something already seen in many international destinations. This is not an entirely […]

Read more April 3rd, 2026

Spring Statement 2026 Summary

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on 3 March 2026. The government has been keen to have only one tax event per year (the Budget) and so the Spring Statement was intended to provide an interim update on the economy and public finances. Whilst the Chancellor did meet the commitment not to make […]

Read more March 4th, 2026

Making Tax Digital For Income Tax Update

Updates are continuing to come through on HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’ (‘MTD for IT’) initiative. It will initially apply from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and property landlords who generated gross trade and rental income (‘qualifying income’) of more than £50,000 in the 2024/25 tax year. The MTD for IT rules […]

Read more December 12th, 2025

Tax On Income Update 2025

Your tax-free personal allowance will remain at £12,570 in 2026/27. The personal allowance is partially withdrawn if your income is over £100,000 and then fully withdrawn if your income is over £125,140. Income tax rates and allowances For 2026/27, the income tax thresholds are unchanged from 2025/26 and are set to remain static until 2030/31. […]

Read more December 8th, 2025

Budget Summary Autumn 2025

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves set out tax-raising measures worth up to £26 billion in the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025. The increases will be achieved through a range of measures, including extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds for a further three years. Tax increases In addition to maintaining Income Tax thresholds, taxes […]

Read more November 27th, 2025

Making Tax Digital For Income Tax Regime Extended To Smaller Businesses And Landlords

The Spring Statement announced that the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) regime will be further extended to smaller businesses. Read on to see how and when your business might be affected. What is MTD for IT? Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is a government initiative that requires […]

Read more April 7th, 2025

Spring Statement 2025 Summary

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025. In the run-up to the event, the Chancellor stated that she ‘remains committed to one major fiscal event a year to give families and businesses stability and certainty on upcoming tax and spending changes and, in turn, to support the […]

Read more March 27th, 2025

New Legislation Aims To Drive Building Boom

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced to Parliament last week. The legislation is being heralded as bringing transformative reforms to the UK building sector that will boost homebuilding and remove obstacles to needed infrastructure. Here is an outline of some of the measures introduced by the legislation. Planning committees A national scheme of delegation […]

Read more March 18th, 2025

Still Time For Year End Tax Planning!

With the tax/financial year end approaching, now is a good time to check that you’re making the most of the available reliefs and allowances available to you. Please talk to us if you think any of the issues affect you. Savings If you have some spare cash, an obvious tax planning point might be to […]

Read more February 24th, 2025