Holiday let tax rules set for big overhaul

Holiday let tax rules set for big overhaul

July 28, 2010

Furnished holiday let tax is due for a huge overhaul in the next budget for 20,000 owners

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Posted in Holiday lets, Overseas property

HMOs may not need planning consent

HMOs may not need planning consent

July 20, 2010

A planning expert has highlighted that new class order legislation calling for property investors to apply for consent when opening a new house in multiple occupation (HMO) may be a misinterpretation of the rules

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Posted in Multiple letting (HMO)

New code protects off-plan investors

New code protects off-plan investors

July 16, 2010

Property investors buying homes 'off plan' have new safeguards for their cash under the recently released Consumer Code for Home Builders.

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Posted in Buy to let

CGT rate is pegged, pledges Osborne

CGT rate is pegged, pledges Osborne

July 15, 2010

Capital gains tax rates are set to stay the same for at least five years or at least the life of this Parliament, according to Chancellor George Osborne.

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Posted in Capital Gains (CGT)

Home sales jump as market flattens

Home sales jump as market flattens

July 09, 2010

The number of homes sold in June was 20% up from May as 63,500 were recorded against 52,975 in the previous month.

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Posted in House price stats

Property investors sue for over valuations

Property investors sue for over valuations

July 09, 2010

Buy to let investors who have bought property worth less than the valuation and failed to hit predicted rents may have a case for negligence against the valuer

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Posted in Buy to let

Bank of England pegs interest rate at 0.5%

Bank of England pegs interest rate at 0.5%

July 08, 2010

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official bank rate at 0.5%.

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Posted in Interest rates

Leek plugs loan gap with BTL mortgage

Leek plugs loan gap with BTL mortgage

July 08, 2010

Leek United Building Society has launched a new fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage

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Posted in Buy to let mortgages

Little movement in 2010 house prices

Little movement in 2010 house prices

July 08, 2010

House prices show little movement in 2010 - with a slight month-on-month fall of 0.6% from April to June, according to the Halifax House Price Index.

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Posted in House price stats

Final deadline to reclaim ‘illegal’ Spanish tax

Final deadline to reclaim ‘illegal’ Spanish tax

July 08, 2010

Brits who were illegally charged capital gains tax when selling a home in Spain have just one month left to make a claim for a refund.

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Posted in Capital Gains (CGT)

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