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How to Declare Airbnb Income to HMRC

Your Airbnb account says guests paid £800 for a stay, but a smaller amount reached your bank account. Which figure belongs on your tax return? If you only let the property for a few weekends, do you need to send a return at all?

The first job is to establish what HMRC expects for your type of letting. After that, you can collect the figures for the correct tax year, register if necessary and...

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Dandara Awarded 5 Stars For Customer Satisfaction Following Successful Expansion Throughout The UK

Respected independent developer Dandara has achieved five-star status in the latest Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey. This marks the second consecutive year the company has achieved this, after entering for the first time last year. This news comes following huge growth over the last year, with notable developments and a proven track record in the South of...

Local Housebuilder launches new homes off-plan in East Malling

Independent housebuilder Dandara has just launched a brand-new range of modern homes off-plan in East Malling, Kent, to meet the increased demand for countryside living. Throughout 2021, searches for properties in East Malling doubled as buyers were keen to find homes that fit this change in priorities*. The Sweetings development, located on New Road, will offer a range of three, four, and...

Stamp duty reduction could isolate homes with poor EPCs

Stamp duty reduction could isolate homes with poor EPCs Homeowners of properties with poor EPCs (Energy Performance Certificates) could be left behind if new stamp duty reductions rewarding ‘green homes’ are introduced.

Recent proposals by the Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group (EEIG) have suggested people who buy eco-friendly homes should benefit from paying less stamp duty.

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UK Housing Market Beats Global Share Prices

Research from the team behind the Property Investor Show reveals that despite a bumper year for stock markets in 2021, the buoyant UK property market still managed to beat it on growth.

According to the Government’s Housing Market Index prices across the United Kingdom rose by 10.8% in the last twelve months whereas the FTSE 100 index of leading shares saw an uplift of 9.6%. And so...

The Queen moves out of Buckingham Palace - But it will cost you £3m a month in mortgage costs to take her place

£3m a month in mortgage payments

It’s been recently reported that the Queen will not fully return to Buckingham Palace and has decided to make Windsor Castle her permanent residence as she joins many of us over the last two years in the working from home trend.

While many London homeowners also chose to sell up for greener pastures during the pandemic, this doesn’t mean that...

RUGBY CLUB SCORES HOME TOWN SUPPORT FROM ANWYL HOMES

PITCHING the idea of moving to buyers who are sports fans is easy in Winnington – Anwyl Homes has teamed up with Winnington Park Rugby Club

The homebuilder has styled a bedroom in one of its show homes at its popular Winnington Place development with a rugby theme. It sports a feature mural showing a player jumping for the ball and is kitted out with memorabilia from the local club –...

Get on to the ladder in Warwick with a £4,725 deposit

As an ever-growing number of buyers swap city life for rural living, house prices across Warwickshire have skyrocketed. From 2020 to 2021, property values grew by 11.4% across the West Midlands region, as a record number of buyers were drawn to the county’s enviable mix of countryside and bustling cities and towns.

Providing a more accessible route on to the property ladder in...

Famous landmark property values take a hit

Research by GetAgent.co.uk has found that the price of buying a home near one of the UK's most famous landmarks has dropped by -6% in the past year, despite a pandemic market boom pushing the average UK house price up by 10.8% during the same time.

This property price decline, equivalent to almost £40,000, is based on the current average asking price for homes within the same...

New-build values flying high above pre-recession levels

New-build values flying high above pre-recession levels in all but two areas of the UK

The latest research by Unlatch , the property development optimisation platform, has revealed that despite strong growth in new-build property values, two areas of the UK are still feeling the impact of the 2008 recession.

Unlatch analysed new-build house price data from the Land Registry...

Couple finds a real sense of community in Okehampton after relocating from Greater London

In October 2020, at the height of the pandemic, civil servants David and Lianne moved into their forever home in Okehampton, Devon. However, they never expected to become a part of such a tight-knit community.

The couple had considered relocating for a long time and explored several locations across Devon.

With family in the area, they looked at buying in areas such as...

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