A bunfight followed by a fast? Why the buy-to-let tax hike should not be feared

Clause 24 is ambiguous and not in law yet or confirmed, however you must be prepared as Investor and landlord to change your strategy. With every law there is an equal if not bigger opportunity to force your hand that actually make you more money.

The two strategies that will fly are;

1. HMO's (House of Multiple Occupants) Why? Because the most popular rental in the UK is shared accommodation, put a shower and sink in each room, very inexpensively and double your rents at least. Financial Freedom is all about Cash-flow.

2. Use Companies to purchase property. Why? Any reduced mortgage tax relief will be mitigated by the expenses you can claim as a Business owner. There are going to be more loans made available to companies if these new laws come into effect, as lenders will lose way more profit because less individuals will be buying. Companies can apply for Bridging loans, we have 5 bridge lenders within a year already...

In one year I bought 107 properties, created assets of nearly £6 Million pounds and borrowed £3.5 Million. My profit margin is 50% of my turnover as

I sell my properties as Lease Options...

Look out of the Box.

And for your information you can see my company accounts at Companies House uner;

Wealth Creation (UK) Ltd.

Many Thanks for your comments John

Marco Clause 24 is most definitely law. It reached Royal Assent in November. For it not to happen it now needs additional legislation to overturn it, which will happen if the Judicial Review is successful.

I too run HMOs and approximately half of my rooms are fully ensuite, a few more are semi ensuite. Some have their own Elfin kitchens. I agree that HMOs are a good investment though in some areas there is oversupply and in others there are Councils that make your life very difficult (e.g Milton Keynes). I am lucky that in my area the Private Sector Housing team are extremely helpful and cooperative.

The problem for many landlords is that they already have portfolios that are made up either partly or wholly of family units and C24 will drive many of them into severe financial difficulty. Some will be bankrupted but alas, there are still loads that are not yet aware that C24 has come in and what it means to them. The Chancellor was very misleading when he announced it and David Gauke continues to be so.

Please do pass on the message to any landlords you know that this Draconian and iniquitous measure in not only law but will cause serious tax implications to the majority of landlords that have mortgages.

Dear Peter, actually what you are quoting is simply not true at all. I started a company just over a year ago from being abroad for 18 years with very little credit history. In a year this is what I have done:

Turnover £1,248,129
Pre tax profit £612,534
Profit after tax £488,411
Assets £5,867,582
Not bad for ONE YEAR of operation is it? and just goes to show you ANYTHING is possible, and George Osborne's Tax Laws do not matter AT ALL!!!

Now I bridged my fully tenanted buys. They do ask for personal guarantees which you have to give. However all my buys have been Appartment blocks bought with my award winning research tools. Massive amounts of research goes into what we do to calculate risk.

Companies are EASY to set up and lots more loans are available to them. In fact I can recommend you to at least 5 bridging companies who would lend you money. Eve with a bridge loan they are positive cashflow and I have refinanced to normal banks three months later.

To avoid capital gains tax you lease your existing properties to your company at whatever charge you want. I'm sorry Peter but there are many strategies available to you IF you learn from the right people.

Look up my company at companies house the you won't feel so terminal;

Wealth Creation (UK) Ltd

Dear Rhys, I feel your pain, trust me.

Fighting I have always done, however we have to face realities. Realtirs are it might become law but there is still a chance it will be deferred. In one of the ones that have petitioned.

I look at everything as a blessing in disguise because there is always a way , non expensive way to move forward.

Converting to HMO's is not really expensive. It's a few hundred quid per room and can double your yield.

Selling what you have and starting again afresh IF you are not negatively feared might be the way to go.

Taking your pension out now to reduce your mortgages significantly would be a great step for you. And by the way you can withdraw your pension before 55 with a SSAS (small business self administration scheme).

It's a shame and a disgrace the government do not disclose what I have just told you. But governments are all the same and really just want votes they r not really interested ethical governing for all as you know. Entrepreneurs create the jobs and wealth not governments.

Dear David, you would sell it to the Company for £230,000 or slightly more to avoid that tax.