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Property investment has been declining in popularity in recent years, as incremental government changes to tax legislation have slowly eroded the benefits…

It’s a fact that people are finding it harder than ever to get onto the property ladder and many are resigned to…

With effect from 6 April 2017 the default accounting position for landlords of both residential and commercial properties with a total gross…

Capital gains tax has become increasingly complicated to understand over the years, as new rules have been added to existing legislation, in…

New £1M family home inheritance tax relief Updated: 27th June 2019 The way inheritance tax is calculated on the family home has…

Updated: 27th June 2019 Tax relief opportunities for buy to let (BTL) landlords are getting increasingly scarce these days. The old wear…

Can landlords really have their cake and eat it? The ability to build a residential rental property portfolio, whilst offsetting borrowing costs…

Following the introduction of the tapered withdrawal of tax relief on mortgage interest payments, many investors are starting to consider owning residential…

We hoped this Autumn Statement would take us by surprise. After all the unrest of recent months, with a new Chancellor and…

  Updated: 27th June 2019 Over the years, many company owners have taken a commercial decision to personally own their business premises.…

Springtime is traditionally peak house buying season and by this time of year it is in full flow. This blog aims to…

Budget analysis, property tax changes and last minute year-end tax tips Put a spring in your step with top tax advice This…

On reflection, the UK’s 5.4m SMEs had a good budget overall today with a number of generous tax breaks. There is to…

In the recent Autumn Statement the Chancellor stated it was the government’s intention to increase Stamp Duty (SDLT) by a 3% supplement…

In December we wrote about the 3% increase in stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for landlords (or those buying a second property),…