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Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties

jon June 20, 2011 capital gains, inheritance tax, letting, private residence, property No Comments

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If you are buying a property with your spouse or civil partner or even just a business partner and you intend to let it out, make sure your solicitor or conveyancer knows this and arranges the most suitable ownership status. Generally for tax reasons this will be as tenants in common. As a tenant in common you will each own a specific share of the property, which may be half, or a different specified percentage.

The other sort of joint ownership is known as a joint tenancy. In that … Continue Reading

The 50 Day Budget and idle speculation

jon May 16, 2010 budget, business property, capital gains, National Insurance, planning, vat 1 Comment

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We have a new Government in place and a new fiscal policy which we will learn about in the coming weeks. We know that there are going to be tax rises and we know something of what they will be, as well as of other measures.

  • The National Insurance increase planned for April 2011 will be only for employees. The “jobs tax” element of the increase which would have been imposed by the previous administration is not going to take place; at least not until the economy and jobs market seems to be recovering.
  • The tax free income tax Personal Allowance will … Continue Reading