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Time to look at the brighter side of life.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Most property investors think they have never had it so bad as spending cuts, lack of finance, and the prospect...

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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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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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Guide to keeping financial records for a property business

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

As the deadlines for filing rental accounts fast approach, here’s a quick guide to how the taxman expects property investors...

Bunch of robbing bankers, by co-founder of The Money Centre, Mike Woodfine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 1

By Mike Woodfine, Co-founder of The Money Centre. Interest margins are extortionate – you need an unsecured loan to pay...

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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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The history of No Money Down and Instant Remortgages since 1992

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 8

It was 1992, we were at the tail of the property crash of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I was...

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Falling rates boost buy to let mortgages.

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage rates are steadily falling while the number of lenders is increasing. BM Solutions is the latest...

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Landlords set to profit from generation of renters. Housing minister Grant Shapps has told the nation that Britain cannot afford another boom-and-bust house price explosion

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors are witnessing a shift in the housing market that will affect people’s attitudes to buying and renting homes...

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Nine excuses why property investors don’t make tax returns

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Many property owners are confused over whether they should declare the money they earn from letting. Here’s a list of...

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UK income tax hike was world’s highest for 2010

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

British taxpayers are vying with those in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands to pay the highest rates of tax in...

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