Tens of thousands of investors ignored the taxman’s amnesty on unpaid tax from offshore bank accounts, due to a communications fiasco and eye-watering bills. This is the view of tax adviser Alan McCann, who believes most of the 400,000 UK investors affected did not know about the offer until after the June 22 deadline, or [...]

As students finish their exams or take a break for the summer holidays, many landlords have to cope with their property becoming unoccupied for a number months until the new term begins. Even if the students have paid a retainer or the landlord has already found new tenants for next term, it isn’t just the [...]

Ovenu, the UK’s leading professional oven valeting service, is warning landlords of the health and safety risks surrounding unclean ovens. Kitchens can provide health risks to tenants and dirty ovens in particular are a key source of household fires. The 2002-2003 British Crime Survey of Fires in the Home revealed that the majority (62 per [...]