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Understanding Stamp Duty

Understanding Stamp Duty

Understanding Stamp Duty Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a tax we pay when we purchase a residential property. The amount...
Buying a home

Buying a home

Buying A Home With A Mortgage Buying a home is probably the largest purchase you will ever make and can seem over...

MY JOURNEY ON SERVICE

One of the feedbacks I regularly receive from my clients is that I walk the walk and don’t just talk the talk. I am a...

HMO DEADLINE – 1ST OCTOBER

If you rent multiple rooms to 5 or more people, forming two or more households, then you need a license and the deadline...

Landlord Jailed For 12 Months

A landlord in Huddersfield has been jailed for 12 months in July 2018 in a trail that took 2 weeks. Two boys aged three...

Are You Thinking of Selling

This year has been one of the busiest years in a long time where I seem to be on a course nearly every other week...

Is Your Property Protected

Your property is probably the most valuable asset you own. That’s why it’s important you do whatever you can...

Mortgage Tax Relief and

We are now in year 2 (financial year 18/19) and we will be losing 50% mortgage relief as a tax-deductible expense. ...

Have You Overpaid Stamp duty?

According to HMRC, 15,700 buyers overpaid stamp duty alone last year. Were you one of those? If you own more than one...

Have You Had a Sale Fall

A new research by Market Financial Solutions found that property purchases fall through more often than we think. 11.91...

Market Rent vs. Loyal Tenant

Landlords –are you getting the right rental amount for your property? I was recently talking to someone at a networking...

Who Wants to Be a Landlord?

How long have you been a Landlord? Years? Recently? What made you become a landlord? A deliberate investment strategy?...

Insurance Declined Fire

In my last column, I told you about a couple who had their insurance refused as criminal activity not being included in...

Loophole in Landlord Insurance

A couple who had lived in their home for 30 odd years decided to go abroad to do voluntary work for a charity. They...

What Does Being a Guarantor

From time to time, a tenant is required to have a guarantor in order to secure a tenancy. There are many reasons as to...

Is Your Property Still on

Whether you are looking to rent or sell your property, you hope the agent you decide to go with has given you a...