All posts by Mark Alexander
A Quiz For Property Traders...
This quiz will run until the end of July 2021. We will then send a bottle of champagne to the person whose comment we like the most.
So, here’s the scenario.
A property trader buys a house for...
Splitting Rental Income for Tax Planning Purposes...
There are several ways to split rental income for tax planning purposes, the two most popular being a Declaration of Trust or one of many form of Partnership.
The concept is to transfer rental profits...
Section 24 Tax Planning...
Solutions for landlords with a Section 24 tax problem.
First though, let’s take a look at what Section 24 tax is and why it’s so unfair.
The following Case Study explains why so many...
What does 118 mean?
I have been asked many times over the last 10 years why we decided to call our website Property118
There have been many wrong guesses, and I have to admit several of them have been absolutely...
How much will it cost to solve my tax problem?
My answer to this question is that a solution should save you money, not cost you money! Do you agree?
Let’s look at this by way of an example: Just suppose that Mr & Mrs X discover that a...
41,700 buy-to-let Limited companies formed in 2020...
Research by Hamptons Countrywide has revealed that 41,700 buy-to-let Limited Companies were formed last year, which is a new record. In fact, the only category of Limited Company formations to beat...
Landlord Incorporation – Company Indemnity of Existing...
The following quote, confirming that refinancing is NOT necessary at the point of incorporation, comes directly from the HMRC manual …
“The transferor is not required to transfer business...
Join me this evening – 9th December 2020...
I am really pleased to be part of something very exciting this evening (9th December 2020).
Simon Zutshi, the founder of property investors network (pin), has invited me and four other industry...
CGT REVIEW proposals discussion recorded Live on YouTube...
The Office of Tax Simplification has published its proposals to Chancellor Rishi Sunak in regards to CGT.
A link to the 131 page document can be found HERE.
The Breaking News Live video was hosted by...
Research into sustainability at lowest end of the Private...
Property118 is no stranger to assisting the Univerisity of York with research into the UK Private Rented sector “PRS”.
In 2014 Property118 members’ contributed significantly to this...