Tag: Property investment

Running a buy to let business as a limited company

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 18

Buy to let landlords making big rental profits and looking to save tax often flirt with the idea of running...

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Platform signals new fixed rate buy to let deals

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The Co-op Bank’s buy to let lending arm, Platform Mortgages, has a new range of fixed rate deals for property...

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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...

A simple guide on how to calculate maximum loan based on lenders criteria.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

By Neil Patterson, Partner of The Money Centre. Most mortgage lenders use credit scoring to determine whether an applicant is...

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Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here are some tips about some of the expenses that cause landlords and their accountants the most problems.

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses....

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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Making sure a selling price adds up for capital gains. Property investors must know the break-even figure to set the asking price and to negotiate with a prospective buyer who makes an offer

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

House sellers need to do their sums before accepting an offer on a property investment to make sure the figures...

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Property investors must act to avoid 40% tax bill

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The best laid Tory plans to boost inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds to £1 million after the election were shelved as...

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What’s more important, cashflow or liquidity? Mark Alexander reports

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Cashflow is simply defined as regular income. Positive cashflow is when income exceeds expenditure and you make a profit. So...

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The blight and wrongs of buying property. Plenty of advice on what to buy hits the headlines – but tips on what not to buy are rare

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Good property investment is about picking the right home that attracts good tenants ready to pay a competitive rent. Plenty...

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House prices notch up 0.1% gain in September according to Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The first house price statistics for September have hit the streets – showing average prices have notched up just a...

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Buy to let lending restrictions hamper landlord borrowing. However, quality funding lines are well and truly open to landlords with substantial cash or equity reserves. Learn how to find out who’s lending but not advertising the fact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The buy to let mortgage market is in a state of flux as key lenders have changed their criteria over...

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Who really cares if house prices fall? Are falling prices an opportunity or a threat and what actions should you be taking right now?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Switch on the TV or radio news, open the paper and log in to the internet and just about everyone...

Is your property portfolio ownership structure optimised to enable you to pay the minimum amount of CGT, income tax and IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 14

In this article I look at the differences between owning property as joint tenants, tenants in common or as individuals....

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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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Handling a property tax compliance investigation or “compliance check”. Our specialist tax and accountancy partner provides useful insight and guidance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

More and more investors and landlords who have not owned up about their property profits are under scrutiny from the...

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IFA firm joins forces with The Money Centre

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The two firms Directors explain how the relationship will enhance the relationship with, and the service available to, the customers...

Are 8% interest rates scaremongering?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Mark Alexander  explains why, even though rates at these levels are extremely unlikely, high interest rates due to high inflation...

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Landlords eager to expand buy-to-let portfolios. Report from LSL Property Services

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

One in four buy to let landlords have solid confidence in property investment and believe now is a good time...

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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...