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Property investors pile up millions in wasted tax payments. Property investors are big contributors to the huge £552 million mountain of wasted cash that is piling up because of poor capital gains tax planning

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Cash buyers fuel London home sales boom. According to Acadametrics London home sales exploded by 22% during August on the back of cash buyers not needing mortgages and a strong regional economy

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Landlords should ‘grass up’ illegal cannabis farms. Would you know how to detect whether your property might be being used as a cannabis farm without entering the property?

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Official figures confirm London house price boom. UK house prices were 8.4% higher than in July 2009 but 0.3% lower than in June 2010, according to the Communities and Local Government Department House Price Index

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Landlords could be lining the Tax Mans coffers if they live through the next property cycle. Born free taxed to death? This needn’t be the case for readers of Landlord News

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Property investors to see 9.6% returns by end of 2010. Information acquired from various sources including Halifax, Nationwide, IMD and NAEA

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Property investors and the HMRC PAYE tax code bungle

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Bank of England pegs interest rate at record low yet again. That’s 18 months in a row but what does this mean for landlords?

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

What sort of property business do you run? This is the first in a series of articles that we will be running in Landlord News explaining how to optimise the ownership structure of your property business for tax purposes

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Minister scraps HMO planning rules.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Big fines for landlords who flout new tenancy rules. Student landlords are particularly at risk under the new rules, as many students will move in to rented homes that come under the regulations before October 1, and their deposits must go on protection by October 15

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Does anyone know how much tax they should pay? Landlords and property investors face a confusing time with their tax returns as most do not have a clue as to what they can claim against tax and how to work out their income tax. Most find capital gains tax an impenetrable nightmare and few understand how to keep the right financial records to back up rental accounts and tax claims

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Brokers break the banks for mortgage choice. PR based report from Trigold Crystal, a software company providing mortgage sourcing software for brokers

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Dangers of signing over property to your family. Quality advice from our tax partner

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Handling a property tax compliance investigation or “compliance check”. Our specialist tax and accountancy partner provides useful insight and guidance

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Brokers set up more COMMERCIAL loans but cash is still tough to find reports the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB).

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Investors see homes double in value in the last 10 years according to a survey from the Halifax.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Don’t regulate landlords any more, urges Residential Landlords Association (RLA).

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Don’t just leave financial problems when you die. An interesting article from Steve Sims, freelance journalist and author of The Dummies Guide to Property taxation

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

IFA firm joins forces with The Money Centre

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010

Mortgage Express client labels their Choices Overpayment Scheme “sharp practice”.

Posted on: Wed 27th of October 2010