Life can be busy when you’re a landlord. Leaving aside managing your property and tenants, many a landlord must also cope with the demands of a job or running a business. Then there’s your own domestic and family responsibilities. The last thing you need hanging
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Renting out property continues to offer an excellent return for millions of people in the UK. Most are ordinary folk who earn extra income from renting out one or two properties, with few having larger rental property portfolios. There are about 2.75m unincorporated private landlords
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Many an expat investor faces the same dilemma. Should you invest in property or are shares a preferable option? This is one of those big questions that makes enemies out of friends. As an investor in both I can see each side of the argument.
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If you are a non resident looking to secure a mortgage to buy UK property you’ve come to the right place. With average UK house prices hovering near £300K it’s no surprise then that roughly half of UK properties are mortgaged. And even if you
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There are reported to be about half a million “HMOs” (ie houses in multiple occupation) in the UK. A rented property is considered an HMO if at least three tenants live in it and they make up more than one household, with shared toilet, bathroom
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First UK Landlord Self Assessment Tax Return. Here are 21 things you need to know. So, you’ve recently joined the ranks of the UK’s 2.6m private residential landlords and need to report taxable rental income via Self Assessment? You might be slightly worried about having
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How much UK rental income is tax-free if you’re a UK landlord living overseas? It’s a dream that many people in Britain have. Move to another country, somewhere sunnier, to work or retire. For those who choose to live their dream, living overseas is often
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The ongoing British “staycation boom” is welcome news for furnished holiday lettings (FHL) property owners throughout the UK. Although international travel restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have been a key driver in 2021, the UK furnished holiday lettings market has shown strong, growing demand
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Record numbers of landlord’s set up buy to let companies in 2023 (according to Hampton’s). Without hard data, I can’t be sure, but my guess is, many expats, have decided wrapping their property portfolio in a limited company structure makes sense too. What is clear,
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With over 15 years of buy to let investment experience that began the minute I became an expat, I think I’ve learnt a few things that anybody new to the space might find useful. Of course, I’m not the only one. According to CBRE, 3%
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