It’s that time of year again and we’re here to remind you that a tax extension by HMRC is available for Self Assessment taxpayers. Today (31st January 2022) would have been the usual deadline for self assessment taxpayers, but here’s the good news! As part of their continued effort to help combat the financial effects …
How prepared are you for your retirement? If you’re in your 20s or 30s, you might not even be thinking about it, it’s miles off, after all! But the sooner you start saving, the better it will be for your future, as without a private pension, you’ll be reliant on the State Pension alone. Around …
Two decades into the 21st century, women are still paid less than their male colleagues. The Office for National Statistics reported that in April 2021, the gap was 7.9% among full-time employees. We’ve covered before that there is a couple bias in property ownership, with couples more likely to be able to afford a mortgage …
We explore the most important Council Tax rules and where in England, Scotland and Wales has the cheapest and most expensive Council Tax. As with bins, rules surrounding Council Tax in the UK are a minefield of information so here at Mashroom we want to make all the rules as simple as possible to understand. The local …
A Budget is always a tense time, and a Budget whilst the country’s finances are in such turmoil is even more of a concern. For many landlords and tenants, the past 18 months have been a really testing time, with Covid causing heartache for a multitude of reasons. However, as we look to the future …
This week we met landlord Olivia Musisi, who cashed in some shares to invest in her first property, to boost her future pension. She shared her experience with us: Would you change if you could do it all again? No, l’m so glad l bought my properties when l did! Where would you like to …
With the continuing rising price of rent, what was once a rite of passage, has become the height of human achievement for Millennials and Gen Z. But is it really these generations’ everyday luxuries that are holding them back from building their own property empires, or is it the rising rental prices that no other …
Would you buy with Bitcoin? Buying property with Bitcoin is at an all-time high today according to one Middle East investor. Waleed Saeed has been investing in property in Dubai since before the credit crunch of 2008. Ahead of the launch of the delayed Dubai 2020 expo, which opened at the beginning of October, he …
A Planetary Portfolio The first man went into space in 1961 and only eight years later, on 2nd July 1969, the first man walked on the Moon. Some 50 years later, Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, is now the oldest person to have gone into space at 90 years old, enjoying the sudden boom in …
Could small-time landlords follow in the footsteps of a King and a former Prime Minister? You may think you’d like to, but think again… Many of us have read through the recently released Pandora Papers, that reveal the dealings of the world’s wealthiest individuals. Unsurprisingly, it makes for some eye-opening reading. The juicy files reveal …
