Cohabitation law reforms rejected
The government has rejected proposals to modernise cohabitation laws in England and Wales, leaving it up to individuals to arrange their financial affairs for partners and dependents.
Property
Not quite as safe as houses – the rising cost of bricks and mortar
As 2021 drew to a close, the UK housing market saw prices rise at their fastest pace in 15 years, but despite the obvious gains, there will be some obvious headwinds in 2022, especially for second homeowners.
LISA left standing
The Help-to-Buy ISA is gone, though you can still pay in if you already have one. But is the Lifetime ISA really a good alternative for first-time house-buyers? Seek financial advice before investing.
One more twist on buy to let
When George Osborne announced in his summer 2015 Budget a variety of tax changes aimed at discouraging buy-to-let (BTL) investment, they came as a surprise. To ease their impact, the then Chancellor phased in the most significant reform, a revised treatment of interest relief, over four years and deferred its start date to April 2017.
Residential letting to get more difficult
Draft legislation released in July contains more bad news for those renting out residential property.
HMRC v Airbnb – rent-a-room relief in the spotlight
An HMRC paper promised in the Budget could be bad news if you use Airbnb.
The buy-to-let Budget headline you didn’t see
The Autumn Budget contained more bad news for many buy-to-let investors which went largely unnoticed.
What role does property play in retirement planning?
There has been a difference of opinion on the role of property in retirement planning between the Bank of England’s Chief Economist and a former Deputy Governor.
And the winner for retirement savings is…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been looking at attitudes to private savings.