Tax & Finance

Tax & Finance

Landlords grappling with tax returns have been given some advice - file them sooner, rather than later. ...
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector (PRS) landlords. ...
Scores of portfolio landlords are incorporating their property portfolio as limited companies, which could save hundreds of thousands of pounds on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). However, a leading tax expert has warned that strict ...
Buy-to-let landlords with property assets held in a company could be taking advantage of the current dip in house prices to plan for succession and mitigate their exposure to inheritance tax (“IHT”). ...
The data from the 2021 to 2022 tax year reveals that it has been a bumper year for capital gains in the UK, setting records in both the amount of capital gains and the tax gathered from them. ...
Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have been highly sought-after assets for as long as written history records date back. ...
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Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the proportion of landlords opting to acquire properties through limited companies.  ...
Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact of forthcoming rental reform on the market. It is time for the Government to take urgent action to support ...
Having insurance is a sensible way to protect yourself as a landlord against the financial cost of damage or liability claims. Still, it’s just as important to do everything you can to avoid having to claim the first place. ...
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