Many self-managing landlords I speak to feel tied to their business and are becoming increasingly depressed about all the new rules and regulations they need to stay on top of. Some have decided to...

As you may know, my wife and I emigrated to Malta in Feb 2016. 300 days a year of sunshine and a far more favourable tax system was the break we had been looking for. For such a tiny little...

The best tax structure for landlords very much depends on taxable income. For example, a couple who are earning say £30,000 each who plan to purchase two or three properties, where the combined...

HMRC has just released the 2017/18 self-assessment tax returns. These are the first where the Section 24 restrictions on finance cost relief will apply (25% of finance costs disallowed in 2017/18 tax...

The new tax year means that many directors of family companies will be considering the most tax efficient method of paying themselves. For many years accountants and tax advisors have suggested that...

One of my reasons for moving to Malta was to work more closely with my biggest consultancy clients. They specialise in making it easier for you to turn your aspirations into an affordable reality.

A little known amendment to Stamp Duty Policy in the Autumn Budget 2017 could help 1,000’s of small landlords in regards to their tax planning. The changes were billed as “Minor...

The housing charity “Shelter” have formally admitted that it can take a landlord 8 months to evict a tenant using a section 21 notice. The admission is in the form of their latest viral...

The hybrid structure is nothing new. In simple terms it’s a partnership, whereby one or more of the partners is a Limited Company, plus in some instances an offshore pension trust structure such...

The Scottish Association of Landlords recently reported that Kevin Stewart MSP has written to the chief secretary to the UK treasury to express concerns about the impact of the “section 24” tax...