Buy-to-let properties: pros and cons of operating through a limited company

Changes to the tax system mean that mortgage relief for buy-to-let landlords is being removed gradually until 2020. Jonathan Amponsah CTA FCA, founder of The Tax Guys gives the top ten pros and cons on whether to transfer properties into a limited company, with tips and advice on the best approach

For most landlords, mortgage interest is probably the single biggest expense that eats into their profit. So, in summer 2015 when then Chancellor George Osborne announced that by 2020 mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let landlords would disappear, it prompted many to consider transferring their properties into a limited company.

But is this really a sensible option? Or will some landlords be jumping from the frying pan to the fire?

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