Building a commercial property can be a lucrative venture. It can take a lot for the project to succeed, so you will need to put careful thought into how and why you’re taking the steps you are. There is a lot to consider, and the more thorough you are in your planning phase, the more […]
Property investment is a landscape that constantly shifts. There are so many moving parts impacting future decisions that it’s important to get the fundamentals right early on. In this guest post, we take a look at one of the first things investors need to consider when choosing a property. This, of course, is what the tenants wants from the rental property.
One of the most impressive features of the private rental sector is the sheer breadth and scale of the type of landlords that make up the British rental market. From active retirees to passive 20-year-olds. From educated doctors to industrious trades people. No two landlords are the same. As a result, there is a huge […]
Spring is around the corner, and this will probably be the most welcome Spring in recent history. Hopefully we are going to return to unrestricted socializing and celebrating in the very near future.
Ah, technology. Love it or loathe it, technology has revolutionised our lives in so many ways. From cute cat videos to mobile banking, most of us can’t manage without some kind of daily smartphone fix.
Welsh landlords are set to face one of the biggest changes in Welsh housing law in decades. The long-awaited Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 will be implemented on the 15th of July 2022. The legislation will make changes to a broad array of areas, ranging from the introduction of standard occupation contracts, through to extended […]
Whilst it certainly came with its challenges, 2021 provided a lot for landlords to be thankful for. Not least the fact that house prices increased by 9.8% over the course of the year, equivalent to an average increase of £24,500. It wasn’t just house prices which rose last year, rents have been rising at the fastest […]
I share a lot of information through my social media accounts and often have some interesting online discussions as a result. The amount of people who actually read the posts, click on the links or comment will depend on the subject of course, how busy people are offline and even the time of day.
Ah, spreadsheets. Love them or hate them, spreadsheets are surprisingly useful. Most people never truly get to grips with the many sophisticated things a spreadsheet can do, such as pivot tables, power queries, macros, and simulations. To be honest, though, unless you are the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it’s unlikely you’ll need all but the […]
If you sold a property before 6th April 2020, and rented out the property for part of the period of your ownership, then it is likely you were eligible for private letting relief.
Each year we cycle through four seasons, putting up with freezing rain for weeks, and later making the most of the sunshine and heat. But many of us fail to realise that the property market gets affected by changing seasons too.
Tax Tips Q&A is back for 2022! This month we will be answering questions all about tax returns and self-assessments.
Most items that have been entered into Landlord Vision can be edited and anything can be deleted, though in some cases you may need to delete a payment first. Here is a guide to what you can and cannot do when it comes to editing and deleting.
For many, a discussion on the intricacies and variations of UK tax policy might be compared to a form of long-lasting monotonous punishment. However, a recent London School of Economics (LSE) report commissioned by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) draws some very interesting conclusions. The report compares the UK’s current tax regime with those found in comparable nations, such as France and […]
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