Tax lawyers are advising clients to make the most of a HM Revenue & Customs property tax amnesty for unreported gains from sold or gifted homes by August 2013. The Property Sales Campaign gives anyone who has sold or gifted Continue reading
Landlords have several legal responsibilities and liabilities to tenants when letting out a property. These can cover everything from pre-rental checks and tenancy agreements to repairs and viewings. These FAQs should answer some of the main queries about landlord responsibilities. Continue reading
If you want a line on where property investment spending is going in London, look no further than the swathe CrossRail is cutting through the capital. Huge numbers of new private rental properties springing up near stations and other transport Continue reading
Letting agent fees are a problem for buy to let landlords – especially after a consumer watchdog ruling that demands agents publish their costs when advertising properties. For too long, landlords have overlooked this variable over which they have no Continue reading
Landlords face additional costs when local authorities are given discretion to apply council tax discounts for empty homes from next month. Most automatic council tax discounts will end in England. The change will remove the up to six months of Continue reading
The taxman is losing out on £550 million of landlord tax because a third of all buy-to-let owners allegedly fail to pay tax on rental profits. Research has revealed that around a million landlords failed to declare any earnings over Continue reading