Tag: CGT

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Landlord claim for CGT relief kicked out by tax tribunal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Landlords who have switched personal property investments into a company cannot claim capital gains tax reliefs on the transfers, according...

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Budget 2012 and how it affects landlords and property investors

Author: Mark Alexander

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Budget 2012 for property people Property investors are winners and losers in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012. Landlords paying tax...

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Property118.com Website Awards 2012 Gloucestershire

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

We are delighted to announce the Property118.com website awards for Gloucestershire. Judging decisions were based on a combination of powerful...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 78

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector, including reaction to the Channel Four Property...

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Hush-hush Chancellor Quietly Puts up CGT and IHT

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors will pay more inheritance tax and capital gains tax after the government changed the basis for calculating index-linked...

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p155ing into the wind – Housing Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Today the government announced a new initiative to provide 100,000 new low cost homes over the next four years creating...

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How Parents Can Avoid Student Digs Tax Traps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buying a home for a son or daughter to live in while at university seems like a good plan for...

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One property tax for the rich…and another for the rest

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

28th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Paying stamp duty and capital gains tax on a property sale is definitely a case of one law for the...

Uproar as Mortgage Express spokesman reveals their Exit Strategies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2011, 15 years ago | 25

A spokesman for Mortgage Express revealed their exit strategies at the Northern Property Tribes last night which was met with...

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Property Management Advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Should I do my own Property Management or contract it out? This is a question that every buy to let...

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Property Investment Advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Quality Property Investment Advice isn’t easy to come by.  There are plenty of self proclaimed experts and guru’s who will...

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Stamp duty change opens door for couples to save tax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

New stamp duty rules for portfolio property investors announced in the Budget opens the door on income-shifting tax planning for...

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Use these property tax savers before you lose them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”.   Little time is...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

Due Diligence – By Mark Alexander

Author: Mark Alexander

27th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

I am constantly amazed when I hear that people spend a fortune on property education courses or invest their pension...

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How I choose my tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of the market.  My typical tenant profile is...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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How I minimise rental voids

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 6

A one month rental void accounts for 8.33% of your annual rental income.  For many landlords this is the difference...

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

Are Property Investors interested in ways to reduce IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 16 years ago | 6

I’ve raised this question is that it’s important to me. Am I in the minority though? I’ve insured my life...