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Renovating a Buy to Let property

By on September 16, 2010 in Buy to let for beginners

Some of the biggest returns that can be made from property investing can be made from actively increasing the value of a property. If, for instance, you are able to buy a flat or house for £200,000 and then sell it for £300,000 a few months later having smartened it up a bit you will [...]

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Buy to Let Returns Will be Hit by Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

By on May 29, 2010 in Market news

The new government’s decision to increase capital gains tax will have a fundamental impact on the returns that buy to let investors can expect to make. This should force any existing investor to reassess their portfolio and also prompt all potential landlords to carefully calculate the impact. The new government plans to increase capital gains [...]

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