Income Tax

You will be liable to income tax at the standard rates for individuals on buy-to-let and commercial property depending on your salary, business and rental incomes.

Many investors choose to gear themselves up with high mortgage costs that just about break even against rental income minus running costs and hence their costs offset their profits – leading to a zero income tax annual liability on their property portfolio. Deficits from previous years can be rolled-over to the current year, so if you have “done badly” in cashflow terms in previous years and have a rolling deficit, even if you make a small net income in a year, you may still not have to pay income tax on these buy-to-let income proceeds.

As a guidance though, making a healthy positive cashflow in the form of net passive income is of course very desirable – needing to pay income tax on property proceeds should be seen as a success.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Trends Affecting Property Investment Potential
  3. Individualism and Independence
  4. Key Trends
  5. UK Demographics
  6. European Demographics
  7. European Demographic Changes up to 2050
  8. Predictions for Property demand up to 2050
  9. Using Socio-Economic Trends to drive investment decisions
  10. Global Economy Helps Property Investment Prices
  11. Globalisation and Building
  12. Impact of EU Expansion
  13. What Impact will Property Investment Funds (PIFs) have on property prices and investment?
  14. UK Holiday Resorts Go Upmarket
  15. Victorian Seaside Resorts to Come Back into Fashion
  16. Current Socio-Economic Trends
  17. Off Plan Investments Most Favourable Property Investment Areas
  18. Financial Trends affecting Investment
  19. Property Investment in 'Development Areas' to Maximize Capital Growth and Rental Income
  20. Areas for Residential Property Investment in Liverpool
  21. Off Plan Investments UK Regional Development Areas
  22. Property Hotspots in the UK for Buy-to-let Investors
  23. Liverpool Property Investment: Special Report
  24. Preston Property Investment: Special Report
  25. Fylde Coast Property Investment: Special Report
  26. Property Taxation
  27. Capital Gains Tax
  28. Income Tax
  29. Inheritance Tax
  30. Non-standard Tax Planning and the Inland Revenue
  31. Choice of Property Owning Options
  32. Financing rental property - obtaining a buy to let mortgage
  33. What Types of Property Will Banks Typically Lend Money On?
  34. Interest Rates for Buy to Let Mortgages
  35. Finding the Best Mortgage Deal
  36. Finding and Purchasing a Buy to Let Property - How to Buy a Property Below Market Value
  37. Winning the property investment numbers game
  38. Buying a property at auction
  39. Choosing a good conveyancing solicitor
  40. How to let out your 'buy-to-let' property
  41. Maintenance costs of Leasehold Properties: Service charges and other costs