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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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Half Of London Renters Would Leave The City If They Could Work Remotely

New research reveals that over half (55%) of renters across the UK would move from their current town or city if their employers allowed remote working -

The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and others ditching their offices entirely and allowing employees to work remotely full-time. But what does this mean for...

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Research reveals the UK locations with the most building scams (& top tips on how to avoid them!)

New research from Clothes2order has revealed the areas across the U.K. that have fallen foul of rogue builders and scams.

By analysing figures from Citizens Advice’s ‘Consumer Advice Trends’, Wyre in the North West was found to be the local authority dealing with the most complaints around possible scams.

Read the full report here: https://www.clothes2order.com/blog/building...

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Cladding tax to cost Britain’s biggest housebuilders £205m a year

The latest research from the real estate debt advisory specialists, Sirius Property Finance , has found that the cladding tax introduced in yesterday’s Budget could cost the nation’s biggest housebuilders £205m a year.

Yesterday the Chancellor confirmed a new Residential Property Developer Tax will be introduced from April next year to ‘ensure that the largest developers make a fair...

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Energy Bills: Save £426 with These Three Eco-friendly Switches

Research from personal finance experts, Ocean Finance , has found that a different kind of switching can save you money in the long run ...

Three Smart Home Switches That Can Save You £426 in Two Years

Whilst there is an initial cost, installing green appliances is worth it. In two years, not only will you have saved the initial cost of £221.36, but you’ll have saved an...

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The Bonfire Night mishaps that could cost homeowners

Bonfire Night, with its accompanying fireworks display, continues to be one of the most widely-celebrated events in the calendar. Towns and cities, small and large, will be hosting public displays throughout the country, but with COVID-19 still a concern for some, more people than ever are expected to host their own celebrations at home.

However, doing so comes with a series of risks...

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Water beds, inflatable furniture and ceiling mirrors - creepiest rental interiors trends revealed

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed which furniture items and interior design trends UK tenants find the most frightening when it comes to a rental property.

Manor Interiors surveyed 2,284 UK tenants ahead of this Halloween and asked them what items of furniture they would find the scariest when looking to rent a property?

There...

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Love Living in Longridge - for Less

ON the doorstep of the beautiful Lancashire countryside, Stonebridge Fold enjoys a prime location and, in more good news, a move to a new home in Longridge could cost less than you think and there may even be time to move this side of Christmas.

According to Rightmove, detached properties in Longridge sold for an average of £314,624 in the last year; while detached homes across the...

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Snagging issues increase by 96% - These are the new-build nightmare that will render your home worthless

Research by new-build snagging experts, BuildScan , has revealed how the issue of snagging within the new-build sector has exploded over the last 15 years as well as revealing which issues are likely to render your new home worthless.

BuildScan’s data shows that the average new-build home comes with as many as 157 snagging issues. That’s up from an average of 80 in 2005, a 96%...

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Outer city rental markets continue to show stronger growth vs inner city

Nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed that while an inner city rental property still commands a higher monthly rental income, rental homes in outer city areas have seen stronger growth over the last year.

Sequre Property Investment analysed rental market data for London, Manchester and Birmingham and how it differed when comparing inner and outer...

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