Tax update from the UK
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com THE CHARTERED Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed UK draft legislation exempting individuals from a benefit in kind charge on their own
Your guide to the stock market
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com MOST READERS will be familiar with the names of the more well-known stock exchange indices but you may not know what they
The off plan property trap
Property Developers often sell some or all of their properties before they have finished building them. This is known as selling “Off Plan”. The main attraction for members of the
Holiday lets and rental income – part two
By: DENNIS SWING GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO eurofinesco@portugalresident.com SINCE NON-RESIDENTS are not eligible for the Simplified Regime, how do you best declare your rental income? The simplest way
UK interest rates rise again…
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks blevins@portugalresident.com NOT TOO long ago a hot topic at UK dinner parties was property prices. Today it is interest rates and there is
Double taxation and international fiscal law
By: PEDRO SIMÕES financial@portugalresident.com A SIMPLE definition of double taxation is tax which has been charged twice instead of once. It can occur in the same country but it is
Sensible money
By: RAOUL RUIZ MARTINEZ financial@portugalresident.com Investment Advisor Finesco financial Services, Ltd WITH THE increase of the Bank of England base rate to 5.75 per cent, there is now a genuine
Holiday lets and rental income – part one
By: DENNIS SWING GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO eurofinesco@portugalresident.com PORTUGUESE PROPERTY is an attractive investment because it can bring income as well as capital growth, making it potentially both
Alternatives to holiday let licensing – Part four
By: DENNIS SWING GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO eurofinesco@portugalresident.com This is the final article in a four part series examining different alternatives to Holiday Let Licensing: 1) Keeping your
Weighing up your retirement options
By: JOHN WESTWOOD Managing Director, Blacktower Financial Management Group financial@portugalresident.com WHEN IT comes to taking income from a pension plan at retirement, most people’s default option is to buy an