First published 27th March 2017; Updated 15th November 2018
Holding your property investments through a company still seems attractive for many – but there are serious pitfalls and it may not be appropriate for very many people at all.
The headline advantages are
However there are still some major disadvantages to weigh against any perceived benefits
Be very careful before you incorporate. There are so many variables not least of which is the uncertainty as to what changes there will be in legislation over the next five, ten or twenty years. There is no right answer. Only those that may be not quite so bad as others.
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