Top Ten Tips for Landlords – No 1. Inspecting Your Property

Letting your property can be a daunting prospect, especially if you have never been a landlord before. Even if you are an existing landlord the sheer volume of new legislation that has been passed during the last 12 months alone can be confusing. Over the next 10 articles I will be giving you a breakdown of Top Ten Tips for Continue Reading →

The destruction of the small landlord – a Conspiracy?

It would appear from the various budgets and statements coming from the Treasury recently that the government has it in for the small private landlords. Not only is the tax system to be altered in order to make it less advantageous, but the huge increase in rules and regulations means that any landlord could be sent to prison if they Continue Reading →

Buy to Let Tax: Is this the death of the private landlord?

Since the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the post election budget several changes to the way in which landlords are taxed, there has been much discussion on the subject. George Osborne announced he would be clamping down on buy to let landlords by removing the right to claim more than the basic rate tax equivalent in relief for mortgage Continue Reading →