Tag: Investing

BLOG QUESTION OF THE WEEK – Why are YOU a property investor?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 16 years ago | 2

After becoming an accidental landlord in the late 80’s I later realised this was the business I wanted to be...

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Buy to let strategy – the 20% liquidity reserve rule of thumb

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 8

This rule of thumb is very simple.  If you have £100,000 of buy to let mortgages you should have £20,000...

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Investing in commercial property

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Commercial property investment is much like sinking cash in to buy to let homes to rent – as a landlord...

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Revealed! Who Really Owns Britain

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Despite more than a century of social change aimed at redistributing the wealth of the nation more fairly, most of...

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Taxman won’t take estate planning on trust. Property investors with portfolios with values exceeding the IHT single/married thresholds of £325,000 and £625,000 are expected to face higher levels of investigation from HM Revenue and Customs.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Wealthy families with complicated inheritance tax (IHT) avoidance schemes are the likely targets of tax ‘hit squads’. Property investors with...

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Fund managers to sink cash in to commercial property. Two out of three investment fund managers intend to put cash in to commercial property in the coming months

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Two out of three investment fund managers intend to put cash in to commercial property in the coming months. Many...

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Capital Allowances FAQ for property investors. Our tax partner Steve Sims has produced this superb guide

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

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Capital allowances are mind-numbingly complicated and even confuse some accountants, but making the effort to unravel obscure tax points can...

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Property investors to see 9.6% returns by end of 2010. Information acquired from various sources including Halifax, Nationwide, IMD and NAEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The housing market seems to have shaken out the inflation excesses of the boom period of a few years ago....

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What sort of property business do you run? This is the first in a series of articles that we will be running in Landlord News explaining how to optimise the ownership structure of your property business for tax purposes

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Building on the success of a property business involves much more than managing tenants in rental homes. Many investors start...

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Buy to let rents and yields up again. Report based on findings from LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Rents are edging back to highest ever levels as the average UK buy to let rent hit £676, according to...

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New rules threaten holiday home tax perks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Second home and holiday let owners are set to lose lucrative tax breaks worth thousands of pounds in a proposed...