Tag: Rental Profit

Barry’s story – it could have been you!

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Barry’s story was written by the Mark Alexander back in December 2010. It has since been updated and re-published several...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

I have been posting on numerous forums about the introduction of equity loans into the UK buy to let mortgage...

BTL Second Charge Mortgages / No Monthly Payments

Author: Mark Alexander

30th October 2013, 12 years ago | 145

No this is NOT a wind up, it’s 100% genuine and is important that you know how it works so...

Renting by the room – a FREE guide to maximising profits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 2

A new ebook has been released by Spare Room and is available to download as a PDF via Property118 free...

How to create incentives for the PRS to grow

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Mark Garner, a regular reader of Property118 has very kindly written in to share these thoughts on simple changes the government could...

Can landlords spread rental profits between spouses and minimise tax?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 20

One of our readers has sent in the following email (dark blue text below) and is looking for ideas that...

Tax return looms – Readers Question

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2013, 13 years ago | 2

We have received four questions from one of our readers as the final date for submission on-line of 2011-12 tax...

Landlords Tax Planning Strategy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2012, 13 years ago | 12

“Milking the Buy-to-Let” is a Landlords Tax Planning Strategy which is very much under utilised. The strategy applies only to...

Taxation strategies for capital raising on a BuyToLet basis for retirement

Author: Mark Alexander

6th August 2012, 14 years ago | 7

It is quite rare for me to share taxation strategies here in full on my blog, especially taxation strategies for...

BEWARE – there is no Capital Gains Tax Roll-Over on BuyToLet

Author: Mark Alexander

1st August 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Following an email I received from a reader yesterday I feel compelled to write an article warning landlords of the...

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Buy to let Exit Strategies – Readers Questions

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Following my article regarding Landlord Tax Strategies, I’ve woken up this morning to a very full inbox. I will do...

Revealed – the great leasehold service charge rip-off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 21

It’s likely that if you own a leasehold buy to let property that you have been a victim of the...

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Pay less tax by claiming pre-letting costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Accounting for spending on letting property before the first tenant moves in often confuses landlords – and their accountants. Countless...

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Shocked Chancellor orders landlord tax scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2012, 14 years ago | 24

Shocked Chancellor George Osborne has ordered a closer scrutiny of buy to let tax reliefs after finding out that some...

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Chancellor urged to boost tax relief for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Chancellor George Osborne is coming under more pressure from landlord and letting agent lobbies to ease buy to let tax...

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Making Overpayments on Your Mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 20

In the last month I have received letters from three of my mortgage lenders suggesting that I should make overpayments...

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Record Number of Landlords Making Rental Losses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 16

Landlords are starting to feel a squeeze on rental profits despite rising rents, according to a new study. The number...

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Searching for the Truth About Buy to Let on Google

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Buy to let pundits fill acres of space online and in the media talking up property investment – but most...

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The Great Landlord Receipts Rip-off is Underway

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2012, 14 years ago | 7

The great landlord receipt rip off is underway again as property investors scurry around to find expenses to off set...

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Paying Your Tax on the PAYE ‘Never Never’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Property investors who are taxed under the PAYE system can opt to have their tax coding adjusted to collect any...