In this post, we will look at when it is beneficial to use a company to grow a property portfolio. 

HMRC have the power to “enquire” into any tax return from a company, a partnership, or an individual. They do not have to give a reason for the enquiry.   Anyone in the property business may face an Enquiry – a certain number of random Enquiries are opened every year.   Enquiries come in different forms:  

The thought of becoming a landlord can be overwhelming for some. Bringing many considerations and even more responsibilities. That said, it’s also a very exciting prospect – a monthly passive income, a diverse investment portfolio and more financial freedom. 

This post outlines a number of additional reliefs that are available, which can help to reduce the CGT liability further in certain scenarios. Please Note: From April 2015 the rules applying when a non UK resident sells a UK residential property, and the rules for UK capital gains tax when he does so, have changed.

You can use Landlord Vision to track what is going on in your bank account, not only that, but you can make sure that you have already accounted for everything when you come to do your reports. The best way of doing this is to get the software to match your actual account balance. In […]

Tax Tips Q&A is a brand new monthly blog series. In this series, we will be sharing property questions and answers from ‘247 Property Tax Questions Answered’. In this guide Arthur Weller answers tax questions on Capital Gains Tax, Buy-to-let Tax, Inheritance Tax, Gifting Tax and so much more. This week’s Q&A tax tips are […]

Anyone wishing to run a business in the UK has a wide choice of ways to organise it. Each possible structure has its own advantages and disadvantages. This post gives an overview of the three basic types of business structure that are commonly used.

The UK’s tax system is currently based on “Self-Assessment”. People who have untaxed income (such as rents from property or income from self-employment), or who have high incomes generally, are sent an annual Self-Assessment Return for each tax year, shortly after the end of that year on 5 April. 

It’s a bit of a coincidence that Stress Awareness month coincides with the end of the tax year, or is it? The 5th of April marks the last day of the tax year and landlords everywhere will be breathing a sigh of relief that they can put it behind them and start fresh.  

This is a special type of furnished letting, and it enjoys a number of tax advantages over the ordinary letting of furnished or unfurnished residential accommodation. We will look in detail at the advantages and the rules, but in summary, the advantages are: 

Shelley is one of our customers here at Landlord Vision and she’s kindly shared her experience of using property management software. Read on to find out how Shelley manages her properties and which software features have helped her to become more detail oriented.

Landlord Vision is designed for residential landlords by landlords, to help make managing your property portfolio as easy and stress-free as it can be.  

Deposits From Tenants   It is common practice for a landlord to take a deposit from a tenant when letting a property to cover the cost of any damage caused to the property by the tenant. A deposit of this nature may be referred to as a security deposit, a damage deposit or a rental deposit. […]

You might have thought adding the ability to use negative numbers within Landlord Vision wouldn’t make too much of a difference, but you’ll be surprised…