Tag: IHT
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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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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy
“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.”
The beginning...
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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in ...
In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy. There was an opportunity to release equity and...
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Are Property Investors interested in ways to reduce IHT?
I’ve raised this question is that it’s important to me.
Am I in the minority though?
I’ve insured my life and written...
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Treasury crackdown to tackle £2 billion tax cheats
The Treasury announced new tax avoidance measures aimed at raising at extra £2 billion in tax over the next four years today.
The...
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Buy to let strategy – the 20% liquidity reserve rule of t...
This rule of thumb is very simple. If you have £100,000 of buy to let mortgages you should have £20,000 in the bank.
This article...
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Children suffer most if parents have no will.
More than 30 million people in the UK do not have a will – even though nine out of 10 have a good idea who should inherit their...