Tax News

How does s162 incorporation relief work for landlords?

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd November 2015, 10 years ago | 1

Why might a landlord want to incorporate?  When building a rental property portfolio, profit is often retained for reinvestment into...

Incorporation Relief to go in Autumn Statement?

Author: Mark Alexander

21st November 2015, 10 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, 10 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...

Avoiding Restrictions on Finance Cost Relief for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2015, 10 years ago | 0

  GENERAL GUIDANCE  If you have been retaining profits after paying the higher rates of income tax then you have...

How the budget will affect private landlords – EXAMPLE

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2015, 11 years ago | 53

Dave & Margaret are married and together run a sizeable buy-to-let property business. Properties have been acquired over a period on nearly three...

Moving a BTL portfolio into a Ltd company structure with no CGT

Author: Mark Alexander

15th July 2015, 11 years ago | 18

If you could transfer your properties to a limited company without paying any capital gains on the transfer would you...

Tax Restructure Opportunity For Portfolio Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

14th July 2015, 11 years ago | 21

As most portfolio landlords have realised, if the Summer Budget tax reforms go ahead, they will arguably be the most...

Protected: Five Tax Planning Strategies For Individual Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

5th November 2014, 11 years ago | 0

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Tax Implications and Penalties

Author: AA Properties Wales

12th June 2014, 12 years ago | 9

What view would HMRC take if a landlord overestimated his property rental return by say, £6,000 due to error/illness/stress?  Can...

Tax Refunds For HMO & Commercial Property Owners

Author: Mark Alexander

1st June 2014, 12 years ago | 2

HMO landlords and commercial property owners will no doubt be very interested in a meeting I had with a chap...

Landlords Tax Returns – 10 Common Mistakes

Author: Mark Alexander

19th December 2013, 12 years ago | 12

In this article I am going to share the common mistakes that landlords make when completing their tax returns. In...

Accidental landlords advised to consider selling BEFORE April 2014

Author: Neil Patterson

11th December 2013, 12 years ago | 28

Accidental landlords looking to sell and take advantage of tax breaks on former main residences are being advised of the...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

I have been posting on numerous forums about the introduction of equity loans into the UK buy to let mortgage...

Tax issues with charging below market rent to help a relative?

Author: Readers Question

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 35

Can anyone think of any potential tax or legal implications with letting out a property at below market rent to...

First time buy to sell project

Author: Readers Question

28th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

How would one best set up/tackle tax affairs when taking on a buy to sell property for the first time...

Important Tax News for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2013, 13 years ago | 17

Our accountants have sent the following important tax news to all of their  landlord clients. Please take heed and share...

Can landlords spread rental profits between spouses and minimise tax?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 20

One of our readers has sent in the following email (dark blue text below) and is looking for ideas that...

Call for CGT roll-over relief to apply to Buy to Let landlords

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2013, 13 years ago | 28

It seems to me to be very unfair that one can sell almost any other business asset and reinvest the...