All posts by Mark Smith
Stamp Duty relief on properties split into multiple...
An agent marketed a UK residential property for £795,000 but with just 1% Stamp Duty, i.e £7,950.
The agent had NOT made a mistake!
Ordinarily, the Stamp Duty on a £795,000 investment property...
Some of the best BTL lenders post BICT incorporation...
Landlords who have incorporated their rental property business using the BICT structure have done so in order to retain competitive mortgages terms and/or avoid or defer the costs of refinancing.
High Level Tax Planning For Property Rental Businesses...
Partnerships operating a property rental business can convert to a Limited Company status (“incorporation”) and claim tax relief to offset both capital gains tax and Stamp Duty that would...
FAQ’s – Beneficial Interest Company Trusts...
Beneficial Interest Company Trusts enable landlords to incorporate their rental property businesses without the need to transfer legal ownership to the company, hence there is no requirement to...
Prosecuting Rogue Agents...
There is a solution, however, civil litigation or involving the Police is highly unlikely to to provide it.
If a rogue agent has shut up shop after plundering funds owed to clients then you could be...
Justice for victims of rogue agents...
During a rare period of downtime this week I have been catching up with some of the vast number of articles, readers’ questions and comments posted on Property118.
I have read with interest (and...
Terminating an assured shorthold tenancy...
If a landlord wants possession of a property held on an assured shorthold tenancy at the end of a fixed term or a periodic tenancy he must serve a valid notice. The tenant must receive it at least 2...
LIBOR Scandal Claims for Property Investors...
Anyone who holds any form of mortgage or loan should examine their portfolio now to see if the interest payable to the lender/financier is linked in any way to a LIBOR rate of interest.
WHY?
A case in...