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Water damage may happen when you least expect it. With this, it is essential to be prepared for the scenario and the potential damage it may inflict on your property. Having a damp proof course or DPC is the best way to protect your property.

As the end of the year approaches, we want to take the opportunity to encourage you to have a break. Take some downtime, relax, spend time with your family and recharge your batteries. It’s difficult to do that if you’ve got outstanding things to deal with, especially if they are things you should have done […]

Throughout 2021, Landlord Vision has continued to cement its place as the UK’s foremost property management software for landlords. With a burgeoning user base and over 38,000 tenancies managed in the software up and down the country, we are well placed to understand and serve the UK’s private rental market. With this in mind, we have compiled the results from […]

In part 2 of tax tips for trading in property, we will be covering why you might run your property through a limited company, property accounts and records, and the Construction Industry Scheme otherwise known as the CIS.  

So, we’ve looked at what you should do before finding a tenant to live in your rental property. In this post we’re going delving into a checklist of things you need to do in between finding a tenant and accepting them.  

The whole purpose of tax planning is to save you tax and to put more profits in your pocket. That is why people are always looking at ways of beating the taxman, because they benefit from tax planning.  

Landlords throughout the British Isles face a consistent and incessant public relations battle. Ever the easy target for print media and disgruntled agitators, our industry faces a seemingly never-ending headwind of new regulations. Unfortunately, much of this is driven by negative public caricatures and a misunderstanding of the services landlords provide. However, our industry is also […]

When deciding to rent out your property it can be easy to imagine that your future tenants will be noble custodians, diligently looking after the space, paying rent on time and being respectful to neighbours and the environment.  

Looking to buy a freehold flat? There can be a lot to think about when it comes to these kinds of properties, so making sure you know what you’re buying before you put down any money is vital. 

Still no sign of new legislation being introduced and the Government announced last month that the much anticipated Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until 2022. It had been suggested that it would be published this autumn and I was expecting to write about it today but I’m not complaining; when it is published, I expect that there will be more than just the […]

Unincorporated landlords have been hit hard by a number of tax changes in recent years, including the gradual restriction in tax relief for mortgage and finance costs, such that relief is now only available as a tax reduction given at the basic rate. As this restriction does not apply to companies, a natural question is […]

2021 has been an unpredictable and volatile year for many British industries. Yet the housing market has boomed throughout the chaos caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Housing prices have skyrocketed to a record high of £262,956 as of August. As a result, what property investors are looking for in their properties of choice has […]

This month we are going to focus on some tips and tricks for setting up your mortgages. This is not a guide for setting them up, but some handy tips to make a note of when you are doing them.

This month’s tax Q&A answers more tax questions. These questions will focus on how to handle different types of losses incurred by property investment.