“Tax planning” means arranging your business affairs so that you pay the minimum amount of tax that the law requires. It does not mean trying to conceal things from the Taxman, and it does not mean indulging in highly complex (and expensive!) artificial “tax avoidance” schemes.  

There is a lot for landlords to remember when taking on a new tenant and starting a tenancy. If you don’t hold to your legal obligations when starting a tenancy, you can be fined, prosecuted and prevented from serving your tenant a Section 21 Notice at the end of a tenancy. This 4 part blog series will break […]

If you buy a property with the intention of selling it on at a profit in the short term, then even if you receive some rental income from it while you own it, you are trading and your profit from selling the property will be charged to Income Tax – and to National Insurance Contributions […]

Here at Landlord Vision we pride ourselves on building software that landlords want to use by constantly seeking feedback and acting on it. Our latest innovation that we’re about to launch is no different! In this behind the scenes post, we’re going to tell you what our new refer a friend programme is, how you […]

There are so many niche strategies open to you when it comes to property investing, here we’ll cover some of the more popular niches. This list isn’t exhaustive as there are probably as many different types of property strategy as there are property! But here we’ll look at some of the more common and relevant […]

If you decide to let a room in your main residence, you can receive a rental income of up to £7,500 and have no tax liability.1  

We’re back to answer more tax questions and help you figure out what tax reliefs you can take advantage of. This week we’ll be answering questions on property renovations, more specifically what tax reliefs are available when selling a property that has had renovation work. 

If you’ve been letting out your property for some time, you’ll know lots of things can change with your tenancies. Landlord Vision can help to keep a track of these changes and in this post, we’re showing you how.

According to the law, landlords must conduct gas safety checks on their homes by a gas safe registered engineer. All of your house flues, gas heaters, stoves, and pipes have to be inspected every year so that the safety of your tenants is assured.

In this post we will look at “Reinvestment Relief”. Numerous questions are asked about this relief and we will try to get to grips with the most common scenarios when this relief may be considered.  

As we emerge from the uncertainty of the pandemic, many landlords are starting to question whether they should expand their property portfolio…. 

In this post, we will look at the details of how tax exemption works when it comes to a properties gardens or grounds. We will cover what pitfalls and opportunities these tax exemptions provide.  

When it comes to handling the taxes for your buy to let investment any loss in profit you make is handled in a specific way. In this post we’re sharing exactly how you should account for buy to let losses in the most tax efficient way.

When you first start using the Landlord Vision software, you are likely to already have mortgages up and running if this is how you finance your properties. These mortgages may have been set up for a number of years, so Landlord Vision makes it easy to record them without having to record all of the payments and […]