How to protect your property portfolio from inheritance tax when you die? When you die, your investment property will form part of your estate. If your whole estate is worth more than £325,000, then your heirs may have to pay ...

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Property investment will be taxed differently – are you prepared? There’s been a lot of negative press about property investment since George Osbourne started to change the UK property tax rules. Stamp duty has increased, the way that mortgage interest is dealt with ...

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These UK property tax changes are undoubtedly a big shakeup of the buy-to-let market. This said, as a property investor you will still benefit from the majority of the deductibles that were available this time last year to reduce your ...

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Changes to UK property tax are increasingly targeting buy-to-let investors. Sir Jon Cunliffe, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, has consistently warned over the last year that the rise in property ownership by private landlords threatens the stability ...

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From April 2017, the way in which tax relief on mortgage interest is calculated is going to alter. Up until now, you have been able to offset your mortgage interest, as an allowable expense, against the income you earn on the ...

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New rules for wear and tear Before April 2016, if a buy-to-let landlord leased property to a tenant as fully-furnished the landlord could automatically claim an amount against rental income as wear and tear. This was set at 10% of ...

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Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Its important to view a range of investment guides at all stages of a property investment. CGT is payable when you dispose of an asset and make a profit on it. Most commonly we think of disposal as ...

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