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Expenses and allowances Relating to Property
If an investment property is let out, certain expenses and tax allowances can be deducted from the rental income to calculate the taxable profit or...
Home Information Packs
Love them or loathe them, Home Information Packs (HIPs) are now part and parcel of the property market in England and Wales. The Government's aim when it introduced...
Investment Property and Insurance
Traditional home insurance does not provide cover if a property is used to earn an income, so landlord insurance - sometimes called buy-to-let insurance - is needed to...
Investment Property and Tax
The tax liabilities on investment properties vary and depend on the value of the property purchased and whether it is sold on or let out. Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is...
Mortgages and Investment Property
There is a common misconception that buy-to-let mortgages are prohibitively expensive and very restrictive. While there is no getting away from the fact that...
Your Investment Property: Conveyances
Legal costs are unavoidable when purchasing property and can be considerable. The legal process of buying and selling a property is called...
Your Investment Property: Surveyors
Buying a property is the biggest purchase most people make, yet remarkably only 20 per cent of home buyers in the UK commission a professional survey. Many believe the...
