Tag: Tax

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High hopes for more buy to let mortgage lending

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage brokers are among the most resilient optimists as more than half expect to help property investors...

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Mark Alexander’s interview with Paul Spriggins – UK Holiday Lets investor/developer

Author: Mark Alexander

24th January 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Paul Spriggins In this interview Paul explains how he develops brick and tile UK holiday park homes, sells them for £71,000,...

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Why you have to pay more than you owe to the taxman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Taxpayers often ask why they have to pay more income tax than the amount they owe for the year when...

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New lending rules may change housing market forever

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Poor mortgage market management by governments and greedy lenders is blamed for triggering the global financial crisis and hindering recovery ...

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Landlord faces jail for £60,000 benefits fiddle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Landlord Lynne Hampson faces jail for cheating the benefits system out of thousands of pounds and even spent some of...

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Buy to let lenders offer ‘golden goodbye’ discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Cash-strapped banks are offering to write off huge amounts to encourage landlords and property investors to remortgage to another lender....

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TV business guru switches on to wills and IHT

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Business guru Gerry Robinson is turning his talents to solving inheritance tax and estate planning problems for families in a...

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Rent problems threaten to put landlords in to debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2011, 15 years ago | 8

Many landlords are worried that they will face problems paying their buy to let mortgages as more tenants are struggling...

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Company tax and accounts move on line from April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property developers, investors, and letting agents running limited companies face a shake-up in the way they file financial reports with...

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Scrap IHT to make wealthy pay more tax, urges think-tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2011, 15 years ago | 12

Inheritance Tax is unfair and unpopular and should be scrapped in favour of a new ‘gift tax’, argues an influential...

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Red Hot Tax Tip – get tax relief on your personal mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

4th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

For married couples and civil partnerships. EXAMPLE You sell shares in your family company to your spouse for an amount...

My Annual Tax Rant

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 15 years ago | 11

It’s coming up to that time of year when I have to pay my taxes again. That means I have...

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Suggested New Years Resolutions for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

27th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

  1)  Create or update property schedule 2) Consider impact of higher interest rates 3) Look at ways to reduce...

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Where would you go to find cash rich investors to JV with you?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2010, 15 years ago | 1

I ask this question purely out of interest.  I am NOT looking for JV partners. 

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 15 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

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Keeping your property business cash flowing

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let may be booming now – but many full time property investors are still feeling the pinch from...

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Landlords running out of time to beat tax deadline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords who need to file an online tax return to meet the January 31 deadline are running out of time....

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More landlords can expect to pay 40% tax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

More landlords can expect to pay higher rate tax from next April thanks to new income tax rates published with...

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Treasury crackdown to tackle £2 billion tax cheats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The Treasury announced new tax avoidance measures aimed at raising at extra £2 billion in tax over the next four...