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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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WINNING TRIO OF SHOW HOMES OPENING IN WINNINGTON

WITH a trio of show homes open for viewing (from June 19), buyers will be on to a winner with a visit to Winnington Place, near Northwich.

There will be a pair of four-bedroom detached properties – the Farndon and the Ascot styles – and one three-bedroom, semi-detached Bretton for visitors to view at the Anwyl Homes development.

It means there will be three opportunities for...

England Euros success could cause further house price boom

Yep, you read that right. Research from homebuying platform, Yes Homebuyers , has revealed that the further England progress in Euro 2021, the better it could be for the housing market in England.

Yes Homebuyers analysed housing market performance following the last seven Euro championships and how the average house price in England performed in the wake of various England Euro...

Negative Equity Warning For First-Time Buyers

MORTGAGE experts are warning buyers to beware of negative equity as property prices soar in the scramble to catch the stamp duty holiday.

They fear the value of homes could drop later in the year leaving new homeowners owing more than their house is worth, at least in the short term, especially if they have taken out a 95 per cent mortgage.

It comes as research from First...

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Why are we worried about a property market crash when we’ve only just recovered from the last one?

According to Google, the search for “ UK house price crash coming ” has spiked in recent weeks, but research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that while homebuyers are worried about a potential market crash, the market has only just recovered from the previous one when accounting for inflation.

Barrows and Forrester analysed house price data over the...

Build to Rent pipeline already expected to boost sector value by £10.9bn in 2021

Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to the number of units currently under construction.

Previous research by Ascend found that where pandemic completions across the BTR sector were concerned, London had seen a 28% uplift, while elsewhere across the UK completions were down -33%.

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Working from home has increased UK working hours by 22%, but at what expense?

Research from Ezra , the leading provider of digital coaching, has found that UK employees are working longer hours than ever thanks to remote working. However, the lack of structured office hours is having a detrimental effect on employee work-life balance and wellbeing and, therefore, the quality of their work.

Due in no small part to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 saw a surge in the...

The Truro - an example of the luxurious homes at Beaufort Gardens Lisvane

EXPLORE LUXURIOUS LIVING IN LISVANE

AN eagerly anticipated show home is now open for viewing by appointment only at Beaufort Gardens in Lisvane village, near Cardiff.

Edenstone Homes is giving buyers exclusive access to its stunning four-bedroom detached Truro show home at Beaufort Gardens.

Professionally styled and fully furnished by leading designers from Andrew Henry Interiors, it demonstrates the...

Is the rental sector in need of a smart tech overhaul?

Last week, experts from the industry shared their , let’s say interesting, ideas on what the home of the future could look like. However, research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has found that while smart homes may be the focus of the future, smart tech is yet to sway residents in the rental market when it comes to property preference and the money they are willing to pay...

Stamp duty holiday set to save £3.4bn with 76% of homebuyers paying nothing at all

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4bn.

GetAgent analysed transaction data from the Land Registry to see how the market has already performed between the launch of the stamp duty holiday and the original...

Almost 77% of people demand more new homes from the government, but not if it means destroying the British countryside

The latest research by Warwick Estates has revealed that almost 77% of people think that the government needs to build more homes, but if that means introducing Growth Zones or reclassifying Green Belt space, public support starts to dwindle.

With an obvious and well-reported shortage of housing stock across the UK, it comes as no surprise that 77% of people think the government...

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