With more people than ever renting their home, rather than buying, it’s a great time to be a landlord or to opt for a buy-to-let property investment. There’s a good market for tenants and, with the right planning and financial management, you can create a positive...
Investing in ‘bricks and mortar’ has always been a sensible way to grow your money. And with the growth in the average house price beginning to plateau, now may be a good time to look at buying up properties in need of some TLC and refurbishing, or developing them as...
Today (5th April) is the end of the 2016-17 tax year and tomorrow sees the beginning of the 2017-18 one. Those having to complete a personal self assessment tax return for 16/17 have until 31st January 2018 to file and make payment – although we don’t recommend...
What is a P11D? The P11D is a statutory form required to be filed with HMRC detailing the cash equivalents of benefits paid to their employees. Who needs to complete a P11D? Employers who have paid benefits to employees during a tax year need to complete them....
If you’re serious about turning a profit from your property business, and want to give yourself the best possible ability to grow, you need to consider what the best business structure is for your property operation. As we mentioned in our last blog post, there are a...
You may have seen that from 1st April there are changes being made to the flat rate VAT scheme, introducing the concept of ‘limited cost traders’. A new flat rate of 16.5% is being introduced and will be applied to any business that meets the criteria of a limited...
