Tag: Property Investor

property118

Property investors owe £200 million in uncollected tax. Property investors who have failed to declare their tax account for £200 million of the missing £42 billion HM Revenue and Customs failed to collect last year because of evasion, and mistakes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The latest figures for uncollected tax reveal property investors owe £142million from undisclosed letting income and £55million evaded in undeclared...

property118

Student boom fuels soaring house price growth. Student numbers are increasing as universities and colleges in towns and cities all over the UK expand. But while student populations are on the up, only one new bed space was created for every eight new students in 2009 – and the numbers are still outpacing accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors looking for the best returns on their cash should look at the booming student letting sector. Student numbers...

property118

Wrong wording confuses new deposit protection rules. The Communities and Local Government Department (CLG) has already issued revised guidance about the regulations before they even come in to force.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Following the letter of the law is seemingly a problem for government solicitors as well as property investors over deposit...

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, 15 years ago | 14

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

property118

Property investors pile up millions in wasted tax payments. Property investors are big contributors to the huge £552 million mountain of wasted cash that is piling up because of poor capital gains tax planning

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The latest capital gains tax (CGT) increase announced by the Chancellor George Osborne in June has added a massive £36...

property118

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, 15 years ago | 0

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

property118

Property investors and the HMRC PAYE tax code bungle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Millions of landlords and property investors are tied up in the HM Revenue and Customs PAYE code bungle and may...

property118

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, 15 years ago | 2

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

property118

Brokers break the banks for mortgage choice. PR based report from Trigold Crystal, a software company providing mortgage sourcing software for brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Independent mortgage advisers have thousands more loan products to choose from across the market than direct providers like banks and...

property118

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, 15 years ago | 0

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

property118

Investors see homes double in value in the last 10 years according to a survey from the Halifax.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors have seen homes double in value over the past 10 years despite the ups and downs of recession....

property118

Don’t just leave financial problems when you die. An interesting article from Steve Sims, freelance journalist and author of The Dummies Guide to Property taxation

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

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

In these times of austerity, many people are looking at ways to save money but one expense that is well...

property118

Does a landlord always have to pay for repairs?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants pick up the phone and call the landlord or letting agent at the first hint of a problem with...

property118

Paying tax is not an option for buy-to-let landlords. This short eBook, which has been written by our recommended tax and accountancy partners, is an excellent guide for landlords who have yet to file a tax return

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Paying tax is not an option – there’s not a box on a self-assessment form for ‘no publicity’ or to...

property118

Over 100,000 property investors are already receiving Landlord News

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The Money Centre’s re-launched online Landlord News Magazine already has 100,232 subscribers according to figures released today by an official...

property118

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

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

property118

Don’t bank on the high street lenders to finance your business. The Chief Executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers speaks out following a survey of members regarding the true state of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors and small businesses are finding problems borrowing as banks and finance institutions have slashed lending by about £13...

property118

Tax fraud alerts set to trap landlords who are not declaring rental income or are over stating earnings on mortgage application forms. Lenders now sharing information with HMRC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors innocently switching homes or renting them out may fall foul of new measures to combat fraud. Two new...

property118

How to buy the best landlord insurance cover. Sound advice from the Association of British Insurers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords should ignore the myths about insurance and make sure they have the best cover at the...

property118

Bank mortgage lending hits five-month low. Full report from the British Bankers Association and statistics also downloadable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The banks continue to put a brave face on restricted lending by claiming mortgage approvals are up year-on-year – but...