Tag: Tax

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Are you a property trader or investor?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2012, 14 years ago | 2

The state of the housing markets has led to many property people changing strategy to avoid losing money on sales....

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MPs urge ministers to open pensions to buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Calls to boost buy to let by upgrading pensions to include residential property are gathering momentum in Parliament. An influential...

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Jugaad

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

10th May 2012, 14 years ago | 48

My article this time is more of an open question to which I would like your input. Background first. I...

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Landlord claim for CGT relief kicked out by tax tribunal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Landlords who have switched personal property investments into a company cannot claim capital gains tax reliefs on the transfers, according...

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Late filing landlords to pay £10 a day fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

HMRC is getting tougher with landlords who have ignored appeals to file their tax returns on time. From May 1st,...

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Tax man urges landlords to keep accounts on their phones

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The tax man is urging landlords to keep better financial records with the help of apps on their mobile phones....

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 110

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features a round up of all the week’s articles. Neil runs through how to assess a mortgage...

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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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Systems thinking for the PRS

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 4

An article written in ire is not usually a good thing generally but my ire this time has been growing...

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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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Eastern Landlords Association April 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Deposits As has been outlined in previous communications, the deposit rules change from 6 April 2012. The most important change...

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Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 108

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The April 6th deadline is looming, so we’ve pieced together a round-up of the impending changes for landlords regarding deposit...

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Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to...

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House prices down 1% and may drop further, warns lender

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Homeowners face more misery as house prices dropped back for the first time in six months as the stamp duty...

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Extra lessons for HMRC inspectors who find tax too taxing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Tax inspectors are obviously finding tax too taxing, despite HM Revenue & Customs claims to the contrary over recent years,...

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Londoners earning less than £52,000 can’t afford to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Renters in London need to earn around £52,000 to let a buy to let home, according to figures from homeless...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 107

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The latest round up of news features the reaction to the National Planning Policy Framework from around the buy to...

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By George! The feel-good tax giveaway is really a con

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Clever Chancellor George Osborne is masking landlord tax increases with smoke and mirror financial tricks that make income tax bills...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 106

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

There is a wide variety of buy to let mortgage news for both landlords and letting agents in today’s newsletter...

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Budget plan to make accounting easier for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Keeping accounts for a buy to let business could be a lot simpler if the Government adopts cash accounting for...

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Budget 2012 missed a chance for property tax reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012 was a chance missed for reforming property tax, says the industry. Many are also breathing...