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Investment Property

What Do You Need to Know About Airbnb?

So there are extra rooms that you don’t use and it’s just occurred to you that the extra cash that could come in from renting a room or two on Airbnb outweighs the negatives of having a complete stranger in your home... OK, what do you need to be aware of?

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What Do You Need to Know About Airbnb?
( Posted in: Investment Property )

Estate Planning for Rental Property Investors

Good tax planning should involve the inclusion of a testamentary trust as part of the estate plan. There are some little known tax concessions which executors should be aware of when it comes to these trusts and your principle place of residence which I have explained below.

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Estate Planning for Rental Property Investors
( Posted in: Living Estate Planning )

CGT and the family home

Expats and foreign residents beware! The family home of foreign residents and expats may be taxed if legislation before Parliament is passed by the Senate.

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CGT and the family home
( Posted in: Lending & Finance )

Holiday House for Rent

You’ve purchased a holiday house and now you need to decide if you keep it for yourselves, or rent it out to help pay for it. There is a lot to consider…

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Holiday House for Rent
( Posted in: Investment Property )

UPDATE - Withholding tax on property sales

Last year we wrote an article detailing the new withholding tax introduced for properties sold to foreign residents.  For any property sold for more than $2 million after 1 July 2016, the purchaser had an obligation to withhold 10% of the sale price.

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UPDATE - Withholding tax on property sales
( Posted in: Investment Property )

Investment Properties – Pre & Post 30 June 2017

Anyone with investment property in Australia is probably feeling a little edgy with all the recent media attention on deductions, affordable housing, and negative gearing.  We take a look at some of the key tax issues for investors pre and post 30 June:

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Investment Properties – Pre & Post 30 June 2017
( Posted in: Investment Property )

ANZ Lending Update

Effective 16 June, ANZ Bank will increase their Variable Interest Only home loan rates for both investors and owner occupiers by 30 basis points. ANZ's Standard Variable Rate for investment lending with Interest Only repayments is now 6.26% p.a..

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ANZ Lending Update
( Posted in: Lending & Finance )

Last of the Major 4 Banks to cap interest only loans at 80% LVR

Westpac Bank announced today the maximum LVR (loan to valuation ratio) for those seeking interest only repayments will be capped at 80%. This applies to both owner occupied and investment lending. They are last of the Major 4 Banks to cap LVRs for ...

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Last of the Major 4 Banks to cap interest only loans at 80% LVR
( Posted in: Lending & Finance )