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Help with passing property rental to my wife for tax purposes

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6th January 2017, 9 years ago | 28

I own two flats for which up until now I have been receiving the income and declaring it under self...

Non-resident landlord must fill in a Self Assessment Tax return?

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 2

I am planning to become a non-resident landlord in the UK but I am anxious to avoid filling in a...

Withdrawing re-financed debt from a property owning SPV?

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 4

I am a relatively new property investor with two investment properties which are owned personally. As I am a higher...

Conflicting advice from 2 accountants on how to sell and re-invest

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 7

My husband and I own a portfolio of properties in Aberdeen and want to sell to re invest in smaller...

Open retention and unknown costs on Repo – Should I complete today?

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 13

We are buying a repossessed freehold property with shared common areas, car park spaces and gardens. The management company have...

Lewisham council tenant desperate for help?

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 14

My sister is a Lewisham council tenant for over 25 years and for the last 8 months her life has...

Interest restriction impact on high rate earners – Help?

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5th January 2017, 9 years ago | 5

My wife and I are both employed full time on basic annual salaries of £45k and £97k respectively. We let...

Council want proof front door complies with FD30S fire regs?

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4th January 2017, 9 years ago | 24

I have had a letter from the local Council asking me for proof that the front door to my flat...

Selling Buy to let and CGT

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 22

I would like to sell a couple of long term buy to let properties I own in order to purchase...

Unilateral second charge on my mortgage

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 15

My current mortgage arrangement ends in June 2017 which means I have to repay my lender, C&G. The property was...

What are the legal issues purchasing a repossession?

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 4

We are purchasing a repossessed residential property in Gloucestershire and have engaged a solicitor I haven’t used before (the previous...

To issue or not to issue an AST

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 4

Can I please have your advice on a matter that a mate of mine has found herself in? She has...

Tax advantages/disadvantages in selling a property company vs selling the properties individually

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1st January 2017, 9 years ago | 19

When I first became a landlord I was advised of the tax advantages in holding buy to let properties in...

Has anyone taken another landlord to court for loss of rent due to their tenant?

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29th December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

I got a problem with a landlord of a property next door to mine and I would like some advise...

Stupid stupid Banking systems!

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28th December 2016, 9 years ago | 12

Could not get a £30k BTL mortgage on a £380k house that has had a >95% occupancy since 2002. The...

Mortgage to buy an SPV Ltd Company and property it sits in?

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28th December 2016, 9 years ago | 11

I want to buy an HMO which is already held in a SPV Ltd company. I want to retain the...

What to do when your sole trader letting agent dies?

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27th December 2016, 9 years ago | 7

I’m a landlord of two houses. I use an agent to manage them. He is a sole trader and really...

Online Estate Agents seem too good to be true?

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23rd December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

Hello an online estate agent is offering a hard to believe marketing deal to advertise property on all the big...

Landlord being repossessed and letting agency burying heads in the sand!

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22nd December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

So, the short of this is, my partners rented property is being repossessed. She passed on information that the mortgage...

Impossible to Get a Remortgage?

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22nd December 2016, 9 years ago | 12

Hi there. I have been renting a property out for the last 15months (having lived in it beforehand) and have...

Ongoing new build flat window leak saga?

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19th December 2016, 9 years ago | 7

I have a 5th floor flat which for a number of years has had a leak, the leak only happens...