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HMO planning and selective licensing
Property investors find the complicated rules that govern licensing and planning for shared housing – legally termed a ‘house in...
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Shopping online can save landlords a fortune
Property investors refurbishing and furnishing homes to let can cut costs by searching online for bargains.
Savvy property people are...
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Scrap IHT to make wealthy pay more tax, urges think-tank
Inheritance Tax is unfair and unpopular and should be scrapped in favour of a new ‘gift tax’, argues an influential think-tank.
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Will house prices fall if the next generation prefer to r...
I recently picked up on an interesting debate on this subject between two investors, to protect their identities I will refer to them...
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Why some mortgage lenders including Paragon Mortgages Str...
Lenders and commentators – including the influential Paul Fisher, the Bank of England’s director of markets – are warning that...
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Conflicting statements from Housing Minister! Stability o...
Grant Shapps recently revealed the government is looking at ways to take the heat out of the property market by stabilising the boom-or-bust...
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Red Hot Tax Tip – get tax relief on your personal mortgage
For married couples and civil partnerships.
EXAMPLE
You sell shares in your family company to your spouse for an amount equivalent...
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