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What is property tax relief? New! (June 2021) Guide to London Property Taxes (May 2021) What Taxes do Landlords Pay on a Second Home? (March 2021) Landlord's guide to completing a tax return (February 2021) How to Choose a Property Tax Advisor (November 2020) Transferring rental income: Be careful! (November 2020) Keep it in the family! (September 2020) The dark art of property valuation! (August 2020) One good ‘deed’… (July 2020) PPR relief: Evidence is key! (June 2020) CGT annual exemption: Little by little? (May 2020) Investment property: Share and share alike! (April 2020) PPR relief: A ‘residence’ or a quick profit? (March 2020) How much is deductible for motor expenses in managing my property business? (February 2020) Property expenses: Don’t ask HMRC? (January 2020) HMRC being unfair? What next?! (December 2019) Incorporating a buy-to-let property LLP into a company (November 2019) It’s a trust – But not as we know it! (October 2019) No suspicion needed! (September 2019) It’s the quality not the quantity! (August 2019) What’s it worth? Valuing shares in property investment companies (July 2019) Property tax deductions: don’t miss out! (June 2019) Repairs vs Improvements – Why It’s Important (May 2019) Claiming Private Residence Relief: A Sting In The Tail? (April 2019) IHT: Is Your Property ‘Related’? (March 2019) Claiming Private Residence Relief: A Sting In The Tail? (February 2019) Whose Income Is It Anyway? (January 2019) IHT And Holiday Lettings: A (Rare!) Business Property Relief Success (December 2018) The Penalty Escape HMRC ‘Overlooked’ (November 2018) What Do You ‘Hope’ Your Property Is Worth? (October 2018) Holiday Villa Accommodation – Is It ‘Commercial’? (September 2018) Keep It In The Family! Family Investment Companies (August 2018) HMRC Penalties – Luck Of The Draw? (July 2018) Trusts: Tax Traps To Avoid! (June 2018) Inheritance Tax: Don’t Look Back In Anger! (May 2018) Private Residence Relief: When ‘Quality’ Trumped ‘Quantity’! (April 2018) Gifting The Family Home – An IHT Trap (March 2018) Main Residence Relief: A House With Land (February 2018) Property Rental Expenses: Your Guess Is As Good As Mine! (January 2018) Transferring Rental Income: Beware Of Tax Traps! (December 2017) POAT: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire? Part 1 (November 2017) An Inheritance Tax-Free Rental Property Business? (October 2017) Can A Lettings/Management Company Get Around The ‘Osborne Tax’? (September 2017) Get Tax Relief On Your Main Residence Using BIM45700! (August 2017) An Inheritance Tax-Free Rental Property Business? (July 2017) Private Residence Relief: Another Disappointed Taxpayer! (June 2017) Incorrect Tax Advice A Cloud With A Silver Lining (May 2017) Are Buy-To-Let Investors ‘Caught’ For Income Tax On Property Gains? (April 2017) Buy-to-Let Landlords: What Is The ‘Beneficial Interest Company Trust’? (March 2017) Lettings Relief: A Possible £80,000 Bonanza For Couples! (February 2017) Landlords: Bring Your Tax Affairs Up To Date! (January 2017) Minimising The Risks – Using The Property Rental Toolkit (December 2016) Low Interest Rates? Renovating/Extending Your Property (November 2016) IHT Anti-Avoidance: An Allowable Debt? (October 2016) The Myth About Landlord Tax Receipts (September 2016) Transferring Property Ownership – Tax Tips And Traps (August 2016) Selling Future Business Profits: Income Or Capital? (July 2016) Allocate Your Tax Payments – Before HMRC Does! (June 2016) When Is A Property Partnership Not A Partnership? (May 2016) Downsizing And The Main Residence Nil Rate Band – How Does It Work? (April 2016) When Is A Property Partnership Not A Partnership? (March 2016) ‘Pearl Of A Property In A Beautiful Location’ Furnished Holiday Lettings Businesses (February 2016) Property Tax Life Cycle – A Case Study (January 2016) Can Selling Your Residence Be ‘Trading’? (December 2015) What Does ‘Main Residence’ Mean For Principal Private Residence Relief Purposes? (November 2015) Putting Someone ‘On The Property Deeds’ Is Not Necessarily The Answer! (October 2015) Do Landlords Need To Pay Class 2 NICs? (September 2015) Landlords - Which Hat Are You Wearing? (August 2015) Putting Property Into A Pension (July 2015) Property Case Studies: A Tale Of Two Townhouses And Pre-Letting Refurbishment (June 2015) Developing A Property – Trading Or Investing? (May 2015) Private Residence Relief: The New Rules (April 2015) HMRC Let Property Campaign – Be Reasonable! (March 2015) Losses On Let Property – What Can You Do With Them? (February 2015) Proposed Changes To Private Residence Relief (January 2015) Cheaper By The Dozen! Residential Properties And SDLT (December 2014) HMRC’s Let Property Campaign (November 2014) Private Residence Relief – Is It A ‘Residence’? (October 2014) Private Residence Relief – Is That ‘Settled’? (September 2014) Jointly Held Property – Splitting Income Using Form 17 (August 2014) Timing Can Be The Difference Between Higher And Lower Property Taxes (July 2014) Letting Property Below A Market Rental – The Tax Implications (June 2014) Timing Can Be The Difference Between Higher And Lower Property Taxes (May 2014) Thinking Of Moving Abroad And Renting Out? Becoming A Non-Resident Landlord (April 2014) Private Residence Relief – The ’36 Month Rule’ Is To Become The ‘18 Month Rule’! (March 2014) The Most Powerful Tax Relief of All? (February 2014) Business Premises Renovation Allowance – Be Careful! (January 2014) Using Your Own Property Management Company to Reduce Property Taxes (December 2013) Mind The Surface! (November 2013) Breaking Up is Hard to Do! The Marital Home, Separation, Divorce and Tax (September 2013) Is this the ultimate strategy for avoiding all property taxes? (August 2013) No More Renewals (July 2013) Partnership Property – Why a Partnership Agreement is Important (June 2013) Keep it in the Family! Assignments of Property Income and other Planning (May 2013) Helping Them Onto the Ladder – Giving a Home to Your Children (April 2013) Inheritance Tax Relief and Furnished Holiday Lets (March 2013) Have You Really Stopped Letting? (February 2013) Have you got a swiss bank account? (January 2013) Inheritance Tax Relief and Furnished Holiday Lets (December 2012) HMRC’s Property Income Task Force (Part 1) – Anything to Declare? (November 2012) Properties Let ‘Cheaply’ – What are the Tax Implications? (October 2012) Capital Allowances: Second-Hand Fixtures (October 2012) Property Loss Relief and Anti-Avoidance Rules (September 2012) Stamp Duty Land Tax and Multiple Dwellings Relief (September 2012) Trader or Investor - Why it Matters (August 2012) The Other Side of the Coin Selling Your Main Residence at a Loss (August 2012) No CGT on BTL Properties? (July 2012) Buyer Beware! Government Crackdown on High Value Property and Property Tax Avoidance (July 2012) Tax Planning and the Family Home: Common Pitfalls and Possible Solutions (June 2012) Transferring Property – Plan Ahead! (June 2012) What Expenses Can I Claim? (May 2012) Claiming Travel Costs in Property Rental Businesses (May 2012) Use it or Lose it! Flat Conversion Allowance (April 2012) Renovation Allowance (April 2012) New for Old! The End of the Renewals Allowance (March 2012) Use of Trusts to Minimise IHT (Part 2) (March 2012) Three Homes Are Where the Heart Is! More Insights Into What Makes A ’Main Residence’ (February 2012) Beware The Construction Industry Scheme – It Could Affect You! (February 2012) Renewable Energy and Tax (Part 2) – Business Tax (January 2012) Generating Tax-Free Rental Income From Your Spare Room! (January 2012) Generating Tax-Free Rental Income From Your Spare Room! (December 2011) Use of Trusts to Minimise Inheritance Tax (Part 1) (December 2011) Limited Liability Partnerships For Rental Businesses (December 2011) Providing Living Accommodation to Employees? (November 2011) Claiming Tax Relief for Capital Expenditure - Part 3 (November 2011) Limited Companies for Landlords (November 2011) Tenant Deposits: Traps & Tips (November 2011) How to Use Trusts to Minimise Income Tax (October 2011) Business Structures Part 1 - The Partnership (October 2011) Claiming Tax Relief for Capital Expenditure - Part 2 (October 2011) Holiday Homes Abroad – Watch Out for the Tax Changes! (October 2011) When Investments Go Bad! Claiming Tax Relief (October 2011) Using Trusts to Minimise Property Capital Gains Tax (CGT) (October 2011) Making the Most of the Property Rental Toolkit (September 2011) What is The Difference Between Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion? (September 2011) Escape the Capital Gains Tax Trap! (September 2011) Tax Investigation – How Come? (September 2011) Non-Spouse Jointly Owned Rental Properties (Part 2) (September 2011) Tax Implications of Converting Properties into Flats (September 2011) Capital Allowances on Plant in Buildings – Maximise your Claim! (September 2011) HMRC TO BLACKLIST TAX SCHEMES? (June 2011) Landlords – How Good are Your Property Records? (May 2011) Spouse Jointly Owned Rental Properties (March 2011) Using Your Car for Your Property Business (February 2011) Don’t Forget About These When Ending Your Property Rental Business... (January 2011) How Long Does it Take to Establish a Property as Your “Main Residence”? (December 2010) Offshore Trusts – Watch out for Capital Gains Tax! (November 2010) How to Claim the 10% Wear and Tear Allowance (October 2010) The Future of Furnished Holiday Lettings (September 2010) Property Development - Taxable Trade? (August 2010) The Affect on Capital Gains Tax Post Budget (July 2010) How to Identify Your Main Residence for Capital Gains Tax Purposes (June 2010) War on Property Tax Dodgers! (June 2010) How to prevent unwanted attention from the taxman (May 2010) Inheritance Tax – Why You Must Document Lifetime Transfers (May 2010) Stamp Duty Land Tax: Grab Those Savings! (April 2010) How To Realise A Captial Loss Without Disposing Of An Asset! (March 2010) Using Trusts to Minimise Inheritance Tax for Family Members (February 2010) Furnished Holiday Accommodation and the New Rules for Capital Expenditure (January 2010) “Linked Transactions” and Stamp Duty Land Tax. (December 2009) Landlords - Make Sure You Get These Tax Deductions! (November 2009) Press Release (October 2009) The Accidental Landlord by James Bailey (September 2009) An IHT Saving – Pass It On! (August 2009) Flipping MPs – How to Avoid CGT on Your Second Home by James Bailey (July 2009) Michael Jackson’s Estate and the Forgotten Federal Estate Tax! by Daniel Feingold (July 2009) Ronaldo – Is Tax Behind His Move To Spain? (June 2009) Bills But No Rent (June 2009) Using a Company to Grow Your Property Portfolio – a Detailed Case Study by James Bailey (January 2009) PBR 2008 = 6 April 2011:--Time to Leave the UK? By Daniel Feingold (December 2008) Too Good to be True? Cash backs, “Below Market Value” and other Buy to Let Financing Arrangements - by James Bailey (October 2008) FIVE ways to slash your property income tax bill - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq. (August 2008) How to Pay Off Your Residential Mortgage and Claim Interest Relief - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (June 2008) The Top Five Reasons Why People Feel That They Don’t Want, or Need, Tax Advice! (March 2008) Darling’s “climb-down (February 2008) Is This REALLY the Way to Avoid Property Taxes? (February 2008) Should I wait until April 6th 2008 before I sell my property? By Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (November 2007) Tax Free Income Anyone? (October 2007) Never Sell a Property and Never Pay Tax? (May 2007) Sole property ownership can save on income tax - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (April 2007) Where do You Live? CGT Main Residence Relief on More Than One Home - by James Bailey (March 2007) How to Choose Your Tax Adviser or Accountant (February 2007) How to Avoid Inheritance Tax on Your Family Home by James Bailey (January 2007) Watch Out For The Stamp Duty Land Tax Traps (December 2006) Generous Tax Breaks for Holiday Lets - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq. (November 2006) Are you a Contractor? – ‘HM Revenue and Customs’ Construction Industry Scheme by James Bailey (October 2006) Three relief’s to make you think twice about selling your property! - by Arthur Weller (June 2006) How to Avoid Tax by Successfully Planning the Transfer of your Investment Properties by Arthur Weller (April 2006) What should I do (and not do) if I get an enquiry notice from the taxman? By James Bailey (March 2006) Another FIVE tax tips to help you get your offshore tax strategy right - by Daniel Feingold (February 2006) FIVE tax tips to help you get your offshore tax strategy right - by Daniel Feingold (January 2006) Watch out for the Capital Gains Tax Trap - By Daniel Feingold and Amer Siddiq (December 2005) How to slash your VAT costs when renovating - by Andrew Needham (November 2005) Is anybody ever safe from the taxman? By Ian McTernan (October 2005) Essential tax advice for property investors - by Ian McTernan and Arthur Weller (August 2005) How to use the PPR Exemption to legitimately avoid property capital gains tax - by Amer Siddiq (July 2005) How to calculate your profits from your UK property rental income - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (June 2005) Offsetting interest charges when using personal loans - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (May 2005) Tax Tips for Overseas Investors by Arthur Weller (April 2005) Useful Tax Breaks for Developers & Renovators - by Arthur Weller (March 2005) A GAMEPLAN For Property Investors - By Alan Rook (February 2005) Don’t get caught out by the stamp duty changes - by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq. (January 2005) The multi-millionaire property investor who couldn’t afford to sell a property - by Daniel Feingold and Amer Siddiq (December 2004) Tax information for Commercial Property Investors by Arthur Weller (November 2004) Use your investment properties to reduce the mortgage on your private residence and still offset the interest charged against your rental income – By Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (October 2004) Understanding ‘Self Invested personal Pensions’ (SIPPs) by Nigel Lord (September 2004) ‘Use companies to save property tax’ by Ian McTernan (August 2004) Beware of the new money laundering regulations by Ian McTernan (July 2004) Wipe-out your CGT by offsetting losses by Amer Siddiq & Arthur Weller (June 2004) How the taxman decides who should be investigated by Ian McTernan (May 2004) 2004 budget tax implications for property investors by Ian McTernan (April 2004) Pay no Property Capital Gains Tax – by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq (March 2004) Tax liabilities for property investors and developers – by Arthur Weller and Amer Siddiq. 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