Every landlord in England and Wales must protect a tenant's deposit within 30 days or face penalties of up to 3x the deposit. Full rules and worked examples.
Derry~Londonderry and the wider Derry City and Strabane district offer some of the lowest housing costs in Northern Ireland, alongside the same UK-wide tax system as Belfast. Here's the 2026/27 breakdown.
A Scottish company director extracting £60,000 saves £9,310.27 a year by taking a low salary plus dividends instead of a salary-heavy split — £3,067.50 more than an identical rUK director saves, because Scotland's 42% higher rate starts at £31,092 instead of £50,270. Full worked numbers.
Selling the family home to downsize in retirement can release six figures of equity — but stamp duty, selling costs and means-testing rules can eat into the gain. Full worked example.
Refer a friend, get £1,000 — except it's rarely the full £1,000 that lands in your bank account. A referral bonus is taxed exactly like any other pay through PAYE. Here's what really comes off, and why it's often split into two payments.
How to legally end a tenancy in order to sell a UK buy-to-let property in 2026/27 — notice requirements, timing, and whether to sell with a tenant in place instead.
What happens between exchange of contracts and completion, why pulling out after exchange can mean losing your deposit, and how to cover a funding gap if it opens up.
A practical viewing checklist for UK first-time buyers in 2026/27 — what to check, what to ask, and the red flags that could mean expensive surprises later.
The Furnished Holiday Letting tax regime was abolished from April 2025. Here's what changed for holiday let owners and how the numbers compare to the old rules.
Guernsey, like Jersey, is a Crown Dependency with its own tax system entirely separate from the UK's. Here's what actually changes on income tax, property tax and social security if you relocate.
The 2022 Supreme Court ruling in Harpur Trust v Brazel confirmed that term-time-only and other part-year workers are entitled to the full 5.6 weeks of statutory leave, calculated on their calendar-week average pay — not a pro-rated 12.07% of hours worked. Here's what it means for pay in 2026/27.
The Help to Buy equity loan scheme closed to new applicants in 2023, but hundreds of thousands of homeowners still owe one. Full repayment, interest and staircasing rules for 2026.
