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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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Sharp rise in demand for family homes in Devon fuelled by pupils returning to school

Demand for two and three bedroom homes in Exeter rises by 24% since March
The pandemic-led search for space means demand has also spiked for four and five bed homes in some areas, including Mid Devon, which saw a sharp spike of 70%

Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, has revealed that buyer demand for family homes in Devon has risen...

Connells comes out on top of the corporate rankings in the last six months

An analysis of property market listings by GetAgent.co.uk has revealed that over the last six months, Connells sits at the top of the corporate estate agency table having accounted for the most property market listings of all corporate agency brands.

GetAgent analysed property listing data to not only find which corporate estate agent was the most prominent in the current market but...

North of England accounts for half of pandemic property repossessions

Research from homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , has revealed the North of England has seen by far the most property repossessions since the start of the pandemic, with the North West, in particular, home to the highest level.

With the current stamp duty holiday spurring a property market frenzy, house prices have boomed. The latest UK House Price Index shows that the North of...

House prices vs other investments: Slow and steady or high-risk high-reward

House price inflation has been steadier than other kinds of investments in recent years, offering consistent appreciation not seen with a number of other commodities.

Warwick Estates analysis shows that between 2020 and 2021 prices have risen by 8.3%, far lower than the majority of other commodities on the investment market, with Bitcoin seeing the highest increase at 430%.

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UK agents have generated £2.7 billion in fees thanks to the stamp duty holiday

Research from WiggyWam, the all-in-one property platform, shows that UK estate agents have generated an estimated £2.7 billion in agency fees since the introduction of the stamp duty holiday.

Since July of last year, the housing market has experienced unprecedented demand and estate agents have been working flat out.

An estimated 772,830 transactions have completed between...

What to look for when buying a family home

After just over a year of us all being locked away in our houses, it’s not surprising that so many of us are looking to move to a new house at the moment. Those little things that may have irritated us about our homes before the lockdowns have become big issues, as we have been forced to stare at them all day every day for so long. Whether you are thinking about starting a family in the near...

Rental Market not enough Supply

A worrying trend of the last few months has been a distinct lack of suitable property available to rent. There are numerous reports of tenants queueing up and competing for the right property and in some cases ANY property. The government needs to take this worrying trend on board and stop constantly bombarding landlords with extra legislation. If the number of landlords as predicted (around...

New Research Reveals the Best and Worst Places to Retire to in the UK

At Fenetic Wellbeing, we understand how important it is to pick the right place to retire to. With this in mind, we got thinking about what makes a location good to retire to. To figure this out, we asked 1,000 survey participants what makes an area good to retire to and to pick three options, and we found that crime rate was the biggest factor when deciphering what makes somewhere good to...

European real estate: red tape, rent controls complicate efforts to meet ESG investment challenge

European real estate: red tape, rent controls complicate efforts to meet ESG investment challenge Red tape and regulatory controls over rent in the real estate sector are obstacles to upgrading Europe’s building stock to meet tougher environmental, social and governance standards, in part by discouraging green financing in the sector.

Scope Ratings says investment flows specifically dedicated...

Redrow announced as finalists for Bristol Life Awards 2021 and Insider Residential Property Awards 2021

National housebuilder Redrow is thrilled to announce it has secured finalist positions in the ‘Property’ category at the Bristol Life Awards 2021 and both the ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ and ‘Sustainability’ categories at the Insider South West Residential Property Awards 2021.

Both awards ceremonies will take place in September 2021 showcasing the best residential work carried out...

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