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Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here a...
Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses.
The sad fact is many...
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University cities are running out of student digs
Many of Britain’s leading university cities are running out of accommodation for students, according to a report by a leading...
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Guide to keeping financial records for a property business
As the deadlines for filing rental accounts fast approach, here’s a quick guide to how the taxman expects property investors...
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Bunch of robbing bankers, by co-founder of The Money Cent...
By Mike Woodfine, Co-founder of The Money Centre.
Interest margins are extortionate – you need an unsecured loan to pay lenders...
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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back
By Mark Alexander.
I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally though...
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Making sure a selling price adds up for capital gains. Pr...
House sellers need to do their sums before accepting an offer on a property investment to make sure the figures add up to pay any tax...
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Don’t let house price surveys build up your hopes. Decidi...
House price surveys are nonsense – and do not offer anything other than an indication of the value of a non-existent ‘average’...
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