Extract . . . Finding office space is often seen as not only labour intensive, but costly and – well, pretty boring. So MT asked Chris Meredith from officebroker.com for his tips on making finding the right office a breeze… Read more here: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1123666/ten-top-tips-find-dream-office/
Extract . . . First it was restaurants, then bars and hotels, then sectors prone to ‘under-the-counter’ trades like hairdressers and plumbers. Now HMRC has landlords and builders in its tax evasion cross-hairs. Read more here: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1103055/the-taxman-announces-buy-to-let-landlords-next-hitlist/
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Extract . . . Buy-to-let landlords are filling their pockets as rents hit record highs. The mortgage famine means rising numbers of people cannot afford to buy and so demand for rental accommodation sharply exceeds supply. Average monthly rents across 18,000 properties in England and Wales are now £718 per month – or £29 more [...]
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Extract . . . HM Revenue & Customs will unleash 200-strong team of investigators to identify individuals who are avoiding and evading taxes. Wealthy Britons who own property or land abroad are the first group of people to be targeted by a new HM Revenue & Customs ‘affluent unit’ set up to tackle tax-dodging among [...]
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Extract . . . Beyond upmarket estate agents, where partners are still trousering thousands of pounds in bonuses, fees for property sales are falling – but they remain a source of contention. Partners at Knight Frank, the upmarket estate agency, have trousered bonuses worth half-a-million pounds and more in further evidence (if, indeed, any more [...]
>Extract . . . There is a compensation scheme available to landlords should tenants stop paying their rent. Read more herehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/8253626/What-can-buy-to-let-landlords-do-if-their-tenants-default.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d2dd589e96309af%2C0
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>Extract . . . Prime Minister David Cameron is set to unveil plans to transform London’s East End into one of the “world’s great technology centres”. Firms including Google and Facebook are to invest in the East London Tech City, he will say in a speech later. Read more herehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11689437
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>Extract . . . As a business-owner, is it better for you to invest in an asset that could potentially increase in value, or to opt for the renter’s advantage of minimal monetary layout, along with greater flexibility? Ultimately, the decision will rest upon your own honest assessment of the means you currently have available, [...]
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