For the avoidance of any doubt, let’s first be clear of what a “scheme” is.
DOTAS (Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes) is the acronym used for the procedure introduced by the UK government in 2004 aimed at minimizing tax avoidance.
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Last November the Alliance was formally launched. Around this time the NLA and RLA entered in to discussions to merge. On behalf of the Alliance, our steering committee and all our members nationwide I would like to offer our best wishes to the new NRL…
David Cox, of ARLA Propertymark, has written in the Daily Mail outlining a five point plan for the PRS that will encourage landlords to stay in the sector and give tenants a better deal.
In the article he detailed the plans as a new manifesto to be con…
David Cox, of ARLA Propertymark, has written in the Daily Mail outlining a five point plan for the PRS that will encourage landlords to stay in the sector and give tenants a better deal.
In the article he detailed the plans as a new manifesto to be con…
Sajid Javid and Boris have been reading Property 118 and has just announced £600 million input into 50,000 new homes in Essex and Bedfordshire. The Country has been building 150,000 annually and this additional 50,000 represents a third more based on o…
Up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas will be delivered through over £600 million of new investment for housing in England, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, announced Saturday 17 August. The funding will be made available through the Housing Infrastr…
This morning I have been reviewing all of the information provided by a client who booked a Tax Planning Consultation with us. The first step is always for my Executive Assistant to complete a thorough Fact Find and to obtain copies of Tax Returns
The …
The current Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has backtracked on proposals mad by PM Boris Johnson in his Tory leadership campaign to make Stamp Duty payable by the seller rather than the purchaser of a property.
In an interview given to the Time…
I eventually managed to evict a non-paying tenant using a section 8. However, it now turns out that they left an electric and gas bill of nearly £200 outstanding before they left.
How it is possible to run up a bill like that when both meters are prepa…
This is an extract from a response that I have written to a derogatory article on the Citizens Advice Policy Blog. My full response article is much longer and I may post it here shortly, but in the meantime:
Let’s have a look at the facts: English Hous…
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Whilst LLP’s are one of the most popular structures we recommend to landlords, the purpose of this article is to serve as a warning that some advisers are mis-selling the be…
Having shared a Tax Planning case study on Facebook recently I have been amazed at how many landlords have bodged their tax planning in regards to lending money from their trading company to their property company.
The problem with such a structure is …
Yesterday I made the TV Video for The Good Estate Agent. The points that Landlords felt should have been included in the Panorama Programme were most definitely included in this video which is to be shown, uncut, on You Tube and takes 90 minutes.
The p…
Property Investor Partnership is delighted to be offering 1 bed, build-complete apartments in the centre of Woking, exclusively discounted by 10% off list prices!
Prices start from £193,500 rising to £247,500 for a 1 bed apartment, with amazing predict…
Nottingham Selective Licensing are sponsoring the local Nottingham Carnival this year. I believe this is being paid for out of the money raised from Landlords via the Selective Licensing Scheme.
Now the government rules regarding Selective Licensing Sc…
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