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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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40% of Brits are looking to transform their outdoor spaces this year

With 40% of Brits set to transform their outdoor spaces this year, Jeyes Fluid , the British heritage outdoor cleaning specialist, today announces that it has joined forces with award-winning stylist and interiors writer, Melanie Lissack, to launch its ‘Creative Spaces’ Initiative, to inspire Brits to upcycle and repurpose leftover and forgotten items, to help transform their outdoor spaces...

Save money this summer with simple home upgrades

Save water with these five cheap home improvements

By Steve Vincent, Head of Operations, Plumbers4U

With over 3 million households across the UK combatting rising water bills, changing bad habits might not be the only avenue to explore.

Small, fast and cheap home upgrades can chip away at your water bill. And with a predicted annual water and sewerage bill nearing £410 a...

Linden Homes launches new homes in commuter town Redhill

As employees across the nation face an imminent return to the office after more than a year of working from home, Linden Homes is addressing the demand for those wishing to shorten their usual commute with the launch of Carrington Place in the scenic Surrey town of Redhill.

Named as the second best commuter town for those working in London, Redhill benefits from excellent transport...

Home movers on track to spend £5bn on home improvements, appliances and furnishings

Research by Manor Interiors , the experts in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed that home movers are on course to spend an estimated £5bn on furnishings, appliances and home improvements in 2021, although this spend is still down 22% on pre-Covid levels.

Manor Interiors analysed data from 2019 on the value added by UK home movers to sectors including home furnishings,...

Sunshine hotspots cultivate higher house prices

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that homes in the UK’s sunniest hotspots can command up to 58% more than the UK average, but there are some sunny locations still offering exceptional value for money.

With the UK basking in a heatwave for the past couple of weeks, people up and down the country have been enjoying long days of glorious...

The best commuter belt staycation destinations for a convenient trip away this summer

The latest research by Butter , the UK’s only Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) travel agency, has taken a look at the best commuter belt staycation destinations available from three major UK cities.

While holidays abroad remain largely off the table this year, the good news is that the UK is home to a wealth of great places to visit and a great staycation doesn’t necessarily require hours of...

First-time buyer demand for help-to-buy properties has surged by 19%

The New Homes Index has tracked new home buyer searches across England during May, its findings reveal that first-time buyer demand for help-to-buy properties has surged by 19% since the new scheme came into effect 1 April 2021. A sign that the new help-to-buy scheme, which requires new entrants to homeownership to put down a 5% deposit, is helping first time buyers to make the most of...

Warning over hidden flood risk as buyers dash to beat stamp duty deadline

530,000 properties in England face a more extreme risk of flooding than official maps suggest, according to Zurich UK
A home with a 3% chance of flooding in any year has a 63% likelihood of being inundated over a typical 30-year mortgage
Calls for Environment Agency to update the way it communicates flood risk to help households better understand their flood

How to get a house valued without an estate agent

Maybe you have installed double glazing or a new kitchen, and you are wondering if they have bumped up your house value. Whether you are selling or not, sometimes you just want to know what your property is worth. You may have lived in your home for many years, and you have no idea if the value has increased or not. It's also important to know when you are thinking about selling. You will...

Over a third of first-time buyers struggle to raise funds to get on the property ladder

But new CreditLadder and Equifax research finds that new 5% deposit scheme could be the key to the door for 33% of first-time buyers

As the average first-time buyers’ deposit [1] reaches nearly £59,000, £12,000 more than a year ago, new research [2] conducted by CreditLadder and Equifax found lack of savings for a deposit is preventing over a third (34%) of first-time buyers getting...

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