After marginal decreases in property values in the latter part of 2023, and with mortgage interest rates still at their highest in more than a decade, some are using the chance to jump out of the property market, downsize or sell second properties and invest the cash.
If you’re thinking of selling property or downsizing and investing the proceeds, there are a few things you need to consider.
With house prices at all time highs, mortgage rates on the increase and disposable incomes under pressure, the property rental market has been booming as individuals, couples and families choose to rent rather than buy. If you’re thinking of buying a property to rent or you’re switching your current property to a rental as part of a relocation, you’re going to need to know about the tax implications of doing so.
In a slightly bizarre twist, as the Bank of England was announcing its recent interest rate increase of half-of-one-percent, it was also scrapping a key affordability test that lenders had to conduct to ensure borrowers could afford… an interest rate increase!
Second home owners that make their properties available for holiday rentals are being targeted under new rules outlined by the Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove. The change to the rules will specifically target those whose second homes are registered for business rates as they are let out for holiday rentals.
The current rules around the treatment of second home ownership from a rates and relief perspective are set to be tightened if new proposals set forward by the Government take effect. Minimum Letting Requirement At present a second/holiday home can be registered for business rates if it is intended to be used as a holiday […]
There’s nothing like global a pandemic to make us all take stock of our lives. It’s probably fair to say that over the last year, most of us will have taken a moment to consider our personal situation, either because we feel thankful that we have been able to navigate a way through or because […]
An increasing number of families across the country are facing the prospect of significant Inheritance Tax (IHT) bills. Chichester is at the forefront of this mounting problem as asset rich, cash poor (relatively) families fail to make use of strategies to mitigate the impact of IHT. Whilst many over 50s will be counting the benefit […]