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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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Revealed: the areas of England where new flats are less energy efficient than old houses

New flats in Lincolnshire have the worst EPC scores in England and Wales
Eight areas in England where new flats have a D rating – two rungs below the most common B rating

New research has revealed that two local authorities in Lincolnshire are home to newly built flats which rate far below the average energy efficiency performance expected for dwellings of...

500,000 more of us are now renting - These are the areas with the biggest increases

The latest research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed where across the nation has seen the biggest swing towards renting when compared to homeownership in recent years.

Sequre analysed data on dwellings across each area of England since 2012 and found that currently, 19.5% of the 24.4m dwellings across England sit within the private rental...

Scotland and London lead the way for new build property sales

The latest research from HouseScan has revealed that just 6.9% of all homes sold in Britain over the last year came via the new build sector, however, new build sales have driven the market to a greater extent across a number of locations.

Since March of last year, 54,176 new build homes have been sold across Britain, accounting for 6.9% of all transactions during this period....

Tenants happy to pay more for well-furnished rental properties

According to the latest research by Manor Interiors , the experts in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, a furnished rental home could not only improve your chances of finding a tenant, but it could increase the monthly level of rental income secured.

The rental market can be a competitive space and opting to furnish your property before renting it could help you stand out from the...

The workplace fights back: 18% increase in demand for offices

18% spike in demand in first five months of 2021

New data from Quotezone.co.uk , a leading price comparison platform, shows that demand for office space has made a partial U-turn in the first five months of this year, following a sharp decline during the height of the pandemic.

The research, which is based on a sample of over 10,000 commercial property insurance policies, reveals an...

CASTLE GREEN BREAKS GROUND AT OMEGA SITE

BUILDING of 145 new homes has commenced at a site in Warrington, signalling the start of Castle Green Homes’ major push into Cheshire.

The homebuilder’s new Willow Fields development is part of the Omega site, in Warrington, the largest mixed-use development in the North West

Castle Green’s 12.1 acre site will deliver two, three and four-bedroom homes, including 19...

Half of homebuyers admit to virtual tour voyeurism

Research by the next-generation guided virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes , has revealed that half of UK homebuyers admit to being virtual property voyeurs, viewing a property online without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing in person.

As a nation, we’re obsessed with the property market and whether it’s surfing the likes of Rightmove during the...