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Call for landlords to be protected in new debt plan scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Landlords and letting agents should be protected under the new Statutory Debt Repayment Plans (SDRP) from tenants who may exploit...

Mechanics of putting a clause in a long lease – Lender wants a soft charge?

Author: Readers Question

19th August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Morning All, I have a remortgage renewal and the lender wants to take a ‘soft charge’ on the freehold of...

Landlords not included in cladding remuneration?

Author: Readers Question

18th January 2022, 5 years ago | 11

This came into my inbox: Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed that landlords will not be included in the cladding...

Rent to Rent Tips, Advice and Case Study

Author: Mark Alexander

9th August 2019, 7 years ago | 0

We first published this article back in 2013. It has been resurrected because the information provided within it is just...

FREE MONEY FOR LANDLORDS!

Author: Chris Sheldon

11th March 2019, 7 years ago | 0

Following the success of our article Big Incentives to Assist with Housing Crisis we have given away THOUSANDS of pounds...

Which Commercial lenders are hungry for business?

Author: Malcolm Jones

1st August 2018, 8 years ago | 2

Did you know that commercial lenders have three main categories of manager called Hunters, Farmers and Retailers? This is very relevant if...

Barry’s story – it could have been you!

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Barry’s story was written by the Mark Alexander back in December 2010. It has since been updated and re-published several...

£6,000,000,000,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2017, 9 years ago | 0

Over £6 trillion is the figure from the Halifax that the the total value of UK private residential housing stock...

Base rate speculation causes fixed rates to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2017, 9 years ago | 0

Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, highlights that as SWAP rates have seen a steep increase...

Possible Strategy For Frustrated First Time Buyers?

Author: Mark Alexander

12th August 2016, 10 years ago | 3

We often read about people living in London, Cambridge and other areas where property prices are at a premium and beyond...

Property118 Action Group Win At The Court of Appeal

Author: Mark Alexander

8th June 2016, 10 years ago | 109

In this article we reveal the detail of:- The history behind our legal action against West Bromwich Mortgage Company The Court...

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Landlord Tax Planning Software

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd June 2016, 10 years ago | 14

Tax Planning is the core business activity of Property118 Limited. Our landlord tax analysis software is used by 100’s of...

Property118 Landlords Association – should we?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd May 2016, 10 years ago | 98

Having raised over £500,000 to take West Bromwich Mortgage Company to the Court of Appeal it has been suggested by...

New Tax Strategy For Accidental Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

8th April 2016, 10 years ago | 10

For those new to buy to let and considering the letting of their current home, in order to buy another...

QNUPS structure – Viable for Buy-To-Let landlords?

Author: Mark Alexander

15th December 2015, 11 years ago | 11

QNUPS? Just suppose you could pay a flat rate of 20% tax on gross rental income regardless of how much...

Beneficial Interest Company Trusts – Avoid Refinancing When Incorporating

Author: Mark Alexander

6th December 2015, 11 years ago | 0

Many of the landlords I have spoken to about incorporation (to avoid the effects of the new tax changes) have...

Incorporation Relief to go in Autumn Statement?

Author: Mark Alexander

21st November 2015, 11 years ago | 2

I was horrified to read a prediction on the highly credible Accounting Web that s162 tax relief used to mitigate...

2015 Finance Bill Receives Royal Assent

Author: Mark Alexander

18th November 2015, 11 years ago | 7

18th November 2015 may well be marked in history as the beginning of the end for most private buy-to-let landlords.  Restrictions...