Mark Alexander
Section 24’s long shadow: what a decade of tax reform has really done to rental housing supply
Author: Mark Alexander
12th March 2026, 6 months ago | 2
Should I abandon the strategy that built my wealth?
Author: Mark Alexander
10th March 2026, 6 months ago | 4
The rent control fallacy: when good intentions reduce housing supply
Author: Mark Alexander
6th March 2026, 6 months ago | 11
Evictions ‘surging’? The court data tells a very different story
Author: Mark Alexander
4th March 2026, 6 months ago | 3
Why are comparable housing markets moving in opposite directions on rental policy?
Author: Mark Alexander
3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 6
IHT Inheritance Tax Potentially Exempt Transfer insurance / Gift inter vivos policies
Author: Mark Alexander
26th February 2026, 6 months ago | 15
Why Landlords Are Taking Time to Plan Before They Act
Author: Mark Alexander
26th February 2026, 6 months ago | 0
Marriage, civil partnerships and why landlords should not ignore the obvious
Author: Mark Alexander
25th February 2026, 6 months ago | 5
Rent Guarantee Insurance – Does It Really Work for Landlords?
Author: Mark Alexander
27th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0
How Mortgage Valuations Work for Buy-To-Let Properties
Author: Mark Alexander
26th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0
How to Present Your Portfolio to a Commercial Lender
Author: Mark Alexander
21st January 2026, 7 months ago | 0
Employers’ Liability for Landlords – When You Need It
Author: Mark Alexander
20th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
Product Transfers vs Remortgages – Which Is Better for Landlords?
Author: Mark Alexander
19th January 2026, 8 months ago | 1
Landlord Liability Insurance – What Every Landlord Should Know
Author: Mark Alexander
13th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
Early Repayment Charges – How to avoid costly mistakes
Author: Mark Alexander
12th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
Broker Insights – How NACFB Members Solve the Problems That Banks Won’t Touch
Author: Mark Alexander
11th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
A Tale of Two Applications – Why One Got Rejected and the Other Approved
Author: Mark Alexander
7th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
Underinsurance and the Average Clause – Avoiding Reduced Payouts
Author: Mark Alexander
6th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0
Mark Alexander
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Bio
UK landlord since 1989.
Founder of Property118.com - the mission statement of which is “to facilitate the sharing of best practice among UK landlords and associated professionals”
I live in Portugal, but I am very much British with a UK property rental and development business.
Happy to be interviewed on your Podcast, your YouTube channel and other online events.
I don’t offer mentoring or training as I am semi-retired and enjoying a fantastic work/life balance, but I do comment, frequently publish articles and answer questions posted here on Property118.
30th August 2026, 3 days ago
UPDATE Lewisham Council have been in contact to say that they have nothing to add at the moment, but will share updates if/when the situation develops. They are aware of my investigation and reporting.
Read More →28th August 2026, 5 days ago
Hi Patricia It has occurred to me that there could be a significant revenue opportunity within your existing business model that you may not yet have considered. I would gladly have paid a meaningful fee for an independent third party...
Read More →26th August 2026, 1 week ago
They are also going in the opposite direction on landlord taxation policy. See: https://www.property118.com/portugal-cuts-rental-tax-to-10-a-warning-shot-for-the-uk/
Read More →26th August 2026, 1 week ago
Can somebody please explain to the Labour government that 10,000 new build properties in seven new towns = 70,0000 homes, NOT 1.5 million. It’s not necessary to be a professor in maths to work that one out!
Read More →Reply to comment left by deborah brown at 23/08/2026 - 19:51
Not even close. 9,600 comments is the longest ever https://www.property118.com/budget-2015-landlords-reactions/
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 23/08/2026 - 19:45
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 23/08/2026 - 19:45Many happy returns Fergus
Read More →23rd August 2026, 1 week ago
Here's an even more mind-bending statistic for you. Using the same period-life-table basis as the 79.1 figure, a 78-year-old man is about 55% more likely to reach 90 than an 18-year-old man: Man aged 18: 21.8% chance Man aged 78:...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 19/08/2026 - 10:13
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 10:13 Having made it this far your odds of exceeding the average age at death are far higher. This is because many people below your age have already died and the...
Read More →16th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
A further comment from Dan Neidle is now worth revisiting. On 13 October 2023, Dan was asked whether he would apologise if HMRC accepted the Property118 arrangements. He replied: “I would also tear up my law license, because it would...
Read More →16th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
Further evidence has emerged showing just how widely refinancing at incorporation was regarded as the conventional approach. On 15 October 2023, Dan Neidle—one of Property118’s most persistent critics—was asked whether a company would normally be expected to arrange new mortgages...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ryan Stevens at 12/08/2026 - 15:15
Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 12/08/2026 - 15:15Ryan, I agree with the principle behind your warning. Lendy is a useful reminder that the words “asset backed”, the existence of a personal guarantee and a double-digit coupon...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 10/08/2026 - 12:23
That’s an almost impossible question to answer without going through the consultation process fully. Minimum £10,000. When you have the proper numbers we can also help you calculate Return on Investment and whether incorporation is right for you. A lot...
Read More →5th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
He got the last point wrong too!
Read More →5th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
I have listed the substantive articles first and excluded routine social-media reposts that merely link back to the same coverage. 1. FT Adviser Property 118 and Cotswold Barristers win HMRC appeal in ‘major win for landlords’ Published 4 August 2026....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Rush at 05/08/2026 - 11:52
Reply to the comment left by Paul Rush at 05/08/2026 - 11:52Paul, with respect, that is not what the judgment says. This was not a win on a technical detail. Following a ten-day hearing, the Tribunal considered each of the...
Read More →5th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
HMRC loses Upper Tribunal appeal over the meaning of ‘business’ https://www.property118.com/hmrc-loses-upper-tribunal-appeal-over-the-meaning-of-business/
Read More →4th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
A wonderful parable based on this article: https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/funding-the-business-
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A wonderful parable based on this article: https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/funding-the-business-
Read More →4th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
A wonderful parable based on this article: https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/funding-the-business-
Read More →4th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
A wonderful parable based on this article: https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/funding-the-business-
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