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Hi, I am a british citizen.but my parents are indian citizens who visit me here in UK for a period 6 months and go back to india and will come back to UK after 3 months.Infact they spend more days in UK than in India.They have no right to work or benefits in UK.But they have property and income in India. Now the question is do they have to pay any tax to UK government?.Few of my friends said if any overseas citizen live more than 180 days in an year they have to pay tax to UK government for their overseas income.is it right ?pls advice me.

Hi, I am a british citizen.but my parents are indian citizens who visit me here in UK for a period 6 months and go back to india and will come back to UK after 3 months.Infact they spend more days in UK than in India.They have no right to work or benefits in UK.But they have property and income in India. Now the question is do they have to pay any tax to UK government?.Few of my friends said if any overseas citizen live more than 180 days in an year they have to pay tax to UK government for their overseas income.is it right ?pls advice me.

I am in the process of starting up my own business and I would like feedback whether any of you would find my business useful etc. I have worked in London my whole life and never feel like I have enough time for myself to spend with family and friends because of the long hours, commute and hard work, I am usually too tired when I get home to do anything. So learning from my own experience, I would like to set up the following business. I am thinking of a Private PA business, basically provided business people help in their everyday life. Jobs ranging from Event Organising, Travel Bookings, Dog walking, Picking children up from school, De-cluttering service, Waiting in for electricians, gas man etc, Weekly shopping, Secretarial tasks like typing etc, Paying Bills, Property Management in the UK and Overseas, Flight and Hotel transfers for family/friends, Personal Shopping, Cleaning, Cooking and Gardening. I am thinking of charging £15 an hour for a block of 30 hours work (roughly one week), £18 an hour for a block of 15 hours (roughly 2 or 3 days), and then discounts for even longer periods of time or £119.99 for just one full 8 hour day. Is this a service that the nation (but particularly Hertfordshire and Essex), require?

My real estate agent failed to inform the local Council that we had taken on tenancy of the property until 8 months later. Consequently, we now have a lump sum bill for council tax, for the full 8 months, and were denied the opportunity to pay at a normal monthly rate. We were unaware that we even needed to pay council tax, since we came from overseas and this is our first tenancy in the UK, so we didn't even know we should have enquired with council as to why we hadn't received the monthly bills. We have of course complained to the agent about their negligence, since the council says it was the agent's responsibility to inform council that the previously vacant property was now occupied. What recourse do we now have?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all I am renting a room in Rugby, warwickshire until my wife returns from her visit overseas but there is no or infrequent hot water in the house. In bathroom the hot water tap doesnt turn on, also in the bathroom you can have a shower but the pressure is so low and the bracket on the wall is broken so it cant hold the shower head so you really have to shower with one hand. There is a shower room also but it only gives out cold water from the hot watetap, the cold water tap wont turn on. As you have probably guessed it the landlord does not live at the property. All the other tennanst moan but dont do anything about it. Im not sure that they will support me either.. I am stuck here until the end on the month when I move but I'm fed up with not being able to have a hot bath or shower as I pay a high rent and have a dirty job where I need to get clean after work. I have considered with holding the rent but the landlord has my deposit/bond so I'm not too sure what to do and what rights I have as these faults were reported 3 weeks ago and nothing has been done. Any advice would be appreciated. I am also concerned that if I withhold the rent the landlord might try to evict me before I am ready to leave. Many thanks........somtam

I am renting a room in the uk until my wife returns from her visit overseas but there is no hot water in the house. In bathroom the hot water tap doesnt turn on, also in the bathroom you can have a shower but the pressure is so low and the bracket on the wall is broken so it cant hold the shower head so you really have to shower with one hand. There is a shower room also but it only gives out cold water. As you have probably guessed it the landlord does not live at the property. All the other tennanst moan but dont do anything about it. Im not sure that they will support me either.. I am stuck here until the end on the month when I move but I'm fed up with not being able to have a hot bath or shower. I have considered with holding the rent but the landlord has my deposit so I'm not too sure what to do and what rights I have as these faults were reported 3 weeks ago and nothing has been done. Any advice would be appreciated.

Say, the overseas property mortgage is £100,000. I am self-employed. The property is not rented (there's no rental income). Can the mortgage payment be tax deductable for my self-employed income?

I have recently invested in a studio apartment and I'm new to the renting system. Do you have any good free website to suggest or any other solution that work? So far I have advertised on Gumtree, which hasn't given any results whatsoever and Ebay which at least has generated an high number of viewing and a couple of enquiries, but no bookings. Thanks It's a vacation rental.

Hi, I am thinking of buying a property in Orlando area. What is the market like in your opinion? Is it at the bottom or will prices fall further? What is the buying process like? How long does it take? Is it easy to get mortgages or dfficult for overseas lenders? Any thoughts or comments appreciated. Thanks :o)

hi all i've reads so many things about the LHA scheme, now i'm confused as i don't know which is true ot not. i know that LHA applies to private tenants who pay rent for their accommodation, right? does that mean anybody renting from a private landlord without distinction of their immigration status in the UK? 1- a friend of mine who is an "overseas full-time student" in the UK recently got married and is keen to rent a property (1 bedroom flat in one the london boroughs where the scheme was introduced into) from a private landlord/agency. Will he be eligible for LHA. 2- How should it work out how much council tax reduction he could get? is council tax reduction/exemption part of the Housing Benefits scheme. please help me to help him...accurate details only please. Thank you all