Most landlords who rent out buy to let homes do not have to pay council tax while a tenant is living there, but there are times a landlord has to foot the bill.
Councillors in Britain’s beauty spots are accusing greedy landlords of cheating on council tax by claiming their second homes are short-term holiday lets.
Landlords are always looking for great returns on investment, but what’s a reasonable rate for a buy to let home and would your cash be better invested in stocks and shares or stuffed in a bank?
More than 400 families fell foul of strict inheritance tax rules about gifting property last year and ended up paying an average of £125 million too much tax.
House prices were predicted to fall following the end of the stamp duty holiday, but still increased over the past year by 11.8 per cent to hit a new average record high.
