The latest inflation figures are announced tomorrow and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday.

Buy-to-let investors are enduring mixed fortunes at the moment.

Annual house price growth reached 1.2% in February, returning to positive territory for the first time in over a year, Nationwide’s house price index has revealed.

Some 37% of estate agents and other property firms experienced financial crime in 2023, jumping from 17% the year before.

The Spring Budget is one of two yearly announcements on the state of the UK economy. It gives the Chancellor of the Exchequer the chance to present an overview of government spending, revenue gathering, and official forecasts for the economy.

The government has confirmed that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will cost landlords both extra money and time.

The announcement recently that the UK has entered a mild recession prompted fresh speculation that the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) could cut rates in the spring in order to boost economic growth.

After three years of double digit rent rises, the rental market finally appears to be cooling.