File Your Self Assessment Tax Return Online by 31 January

Published in December 19th, 2008

Following on from my last post about Tax Free Investment using an Individual Savings Account (ISA) we will now look at completing and filing your personal self-assessment tax return online.
Self Assessment Tax has changed. If you haven’t done your Self Assessment Tax Return yet, you must do it online by 31 January.
If you do your Tax [...]

Tax Free Investment: Individual Savings Account (ISA)

Published in December 11th, 2008

Posted by Andrew in General Advice, Tax Saving Tips

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Following my last post on How To Reduce or Avoid Paying Inheritance Tax (IHT), this post is about Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), which can be used to reduce the tax bill on your savings (both cash and shares).
History: PEPs & TESSAs
Before we get onto discussing Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) however, let’s take a quick look [...]

Tax Tip - Reduce or Avoid Paying Inheritance Tax (IHT)

Published in December 10th, 2008

Posted by Andrew in General Advice, Pensions & Retirement, Property Investment Education and Training, Tax Saving Tips

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I read in a recent report by IFA Promotion (IFAP) that the British waste around £9.3 billion a year by paying too much tax. Now I know that we must all pay tax to support society, but on the basis that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) aren’t shy in pursuing us for anything and [...]

Bank of England Cuts Base Rates Again - Now Just 2% - What Does It Mean?

Published in December 5th, 2008

Posted by Andrew in Landlord & Tenant, Mortgage Finance, Property Investment

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has yesterday cut the UK Bank Base Rate (BBR) to 2%, matching the lowest level in its 314-year history. This is a further cut of one percentage point.
The MPC has now cut the base rate three times this quarter:
Date               Rate cut (%)
8 October           0.5
6 November      [...]

Review of The Sophisticated Investor Course by Mark Tolley and Chris Wright (Intro DVD)

Published in December 4th, 2008

Posted by Andrew in Book Reviews, Business Advice, Property Investment Education and Training, Special Offers & Discounts

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A couple of days ago in Credit Crunch: London Scottish Bank, The Collapsing Pound & Investing to Make Money In The Recession I promised you a review of some property investment courses that we have recently had access to, and this is the first one. It is called The Sophisticated Investor and is presented largely by [...]

Credit Crunch: London Scottish Bank, The Collapsing Pound & Investing to Make Money In The Recession

Published in December 2nd, 2008

Posted by Andrew in BMV & NMD, Book Reviews, Property Investment Education and Training

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This post starts by discussing the credit crunch, both in terms of the collapse of London Scottish Bank and the further fall of the pound sterling yesterday, both of which are of course affecting the property market.
At the end of the post you will learn the conclusions that I have drawn from this news, and [...]