A Landlord's Certainty: The Taxation of Property Investment

Heather Wilson, 32, was about to become a property investor. After years of painstaking savings, she had finally reached agreement to purchase her first buy-to-let property, a one-bedroom flat in London's sought-after Kensington and Chelsea neighborhood. She looked forward to a lifetime of building wealth through property investments. Of course, some of the income the property would generate would be owed to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)—but such was the nature of life. Unfortunately, the tax laws had only recently become less favorable for property investors, but Wilson expected to negotiate a lower purchase price as a result, and so she felt confident that her investment remained solid.