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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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Boyer achieves Planning Consent for 227 New Homes in Basingstoke

National planning consultancy Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group ) has secured a reserved matters planning consent on behalf of Bloor Homes at Basingstoke Golf Course. The application was approved by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council on 3 November 2021. Of the new 227 homes, 91 are dedicated affordable housing.

The reserved matters planning consent follows the Planning...

A Home Alone house could see you sell for 123% more

Research by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has revealed how much more homebuyers are willing to pay for a Home Alone house in the current market.

Of course, they don’t mean a house fit with Kevin McCallister as an additional house guest, but the style of the home itself. Georgian style homes...

The best property hotspots for electric car owners

The most affordable homebuyer hotspots for electric car owners

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed which areas of the UK property market are home to the most affordable property values and the greatest abundance of charging ports for electric vehicles.

For many, our cars are an integral part of our home and more and more of us are opting for electric or hybrid...

Property market analysis: Staging your home could add £47,000 when selling

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that staging your home during the selling process could boost your sale price by as much as £47,000.

Staging is generally considered to be an American property market import, but it really just requires a few finishing touches in addition to the work we already put in before...

How your Instagram and TikTok Christmas posts could lead to a burglary

How not to celebrate Christmas
The correct way to post on social media to avoid theft
How TikTok could make you a victim of theft this Christmas

Millions of people prepping for Christmas in the UK are putting themselves and their property at risk of theft.

Sharing images and videos across social media platforms of gifts and decor could lead...

Planning permission granted for Devonshire Homes’ North Devon development, The Grange

Torridge District Council has approved Devonshire Homes’ planning application for 225 new homes off Manteo Way in East-the-Water, Bideford.

Devonshire Homes worked collaboratively with Torridge District Council officers throughout the nine-month application process, culminating in a recommendation for approval which was supported by the Planning Committee on 5th November 2021....

NEW OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR ADDLIVING - STEPHEN WILSON JOINS RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT BUSINESS FROM TOUCHSTONE

The founders of Addington Capital, Martin Roberts and Matt Allen have recruited Stephen Wilson as the new Operations Director of Add Living, Addington’s sister residential lettings and management business.

Stephen joins AddLiving from Touchstone where he was as Associate Director, leading a team across multiple residential sites in London and the South East. Prior to that he was a...

Britain’s best buy-to-let investment locations for a high yield

Research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed which major cities are home to the largest level of high yield rental homes, as well as which property type presents the best opportunity for a robust buy-to-let return.

Sequre Property Investment analysed current market stock looking at the level of high yield investment opportunities available...

The CHEAPEST cities in the UK to RENT an apartment

Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city for rent according to new data, whilst London is the most expensive  

Analysis reveals that Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city in the UK to rent an apartment with tenants paying £489.22 a month on average.  
Bradford and Sunderland are the second and third most affordable cities for tenants.   
London, Brighton and

The snagging app helping homebuyers and builders to eradicate the old age issue of new-build homes

Buying a new-build home can be daunting, and all too often homeowners can feel out of their depth without the right tools and support to help guide them through the process.

Not only are buyers being lumbered with homes that are unfit for sale and burdened with the responsibility of organising repairs - but developers are also affected, with snags leading to wasted resources, time,...

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