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Landlord tax question

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  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    What are voids?

    TBH, if you don't know what a void is then your research into property investing is woefully inadequate, you either need to do a lot more (reading G_M's links in full is a good start) or look at other investment options.

    A void is a period when the property is unoccupied so that you have no rental income for that time (you'll also be responsible for bills such as council tax and utility costs during the void).
  • sparky130a
    sparky130a Posts: 660 Forumite
    gemmad89 wrote: »
    So buying wrecks doing up and selling is better - even though the current market is rather slow?

    Is it slow? I don't know where you are....

    Beware Kirstyphil syndrome....
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    gemmad89 wrote: »
    So buying wrecks doing up and selling is better - even though the current market is rather slow?
    in your case almost certainly not:
    - you don't know the first thing about property
    - you have no contacts in the building trade
    - you have never owned property before so have no idea how to appraise it
    - the marketplace is full of professional property developers who will run rings round you
    - funding is done very differently
    - tax is income tax because you would be a self employed trader
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