Tax Haven Property – Letting Focus

Property, Globalisation and Why St Paul’s Protestors are Right

November 7, 2011 David Lawrenson

Synopsis: In a one off and unashamedly political blog this week, I argue that the protestors at St Paul’s are right to highlight how the good things in capitalism have been undermined and eroded and why their protest should be supported by all right minded people. This week I’m not going to comment on issues affecting landlords and the private […]

House Ownership at a Low and Mansion Taxes

August 30, 2011 David Lawrenson Leave a comment

Across the UK, home ownership is expected to fall to under 64 per cent in 2021 from a peak of 72.5 per cent in 2001 – not far from a 10 percentage point drop. This is according to the National Housing Federation, using data from recent research by Oxford Economics. At present, 67 per cent of the UK population own […]

Tax Advice for Landlords and for those who Let Residential Property

July 17, 2011 David Lawrenson Leave a comment

We have collated some great tax top tips for property investing landlords at our book, “Successful Property Letting.” In the chapter on tax, we included 20 great tax tips along with a simple easy to follow guide for landlords down the highway and byways of HMRC’s tax system. The new edition of “Successful Property Letting” is available via this link: […]

Tax Haven Treasure Islands and London Property

May 2, 2011 David Lawrenson Leave a comment

Here are three typical headlines: “Turmoil and strife continue to envelope the Arab World.” “Greece and Portugal struggle and the Euro could implode – Now Merkel tells Greeks to tighten up tax revenue collection as Germans tire of sleepy Euro partners.” “Up market estate agents in London see strong demand from Middle Eastern and Greek buyers. We are seeing record […]