Property investors aren’t often born masters. Most have to learn the hard way about what to do and what not when it comes to international investments. This can be a slow, costly road to travel and if it wasn’t for books, we would have to pay someone to do all the research for us, which could be a lot more expensive than buying a book with lots of facts and insightful information.
To save you time and effort to find the best books on the subject we have done the hard work for you and listed the most noteworthy ones for you below.
1. How to Avoid Property Tax
by Carl Bayley
Price: £23.70
The Low Down: How to Avoid Property Tax, comes fully packed with 296 pages. Released in its 9th edition this fully and comprehensive guide is chock-a-block loaded with tips on tax saving advice.
Designed to help investors by saving money in reduced income tax and capital gains tax, the book is recommended for:
- Renovators and property developers
- Buy-to-let investors and landlords
- Investors who want to pay a lot less capital gains tax
- Those who want to claim income tax relief and deductions
- Solicitors, accounts and IFAs
- People with big property portfolios and second homes
- Novice and experienced investors
- Those looking for tried and tested ways to legally pay less tax
Readers will find clear samples within the book and many popular topics are covered, such as motoring, travel, home office, re-mortgages and relationships and how they affect your property investment plus much more.
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
2. How to Avoid Tax on Foreign Property
by Carl Bayley
Price: £23.70
The Low Down:
This book is relatively new, having only been released in January this year. Offering detailed chapters on the most popular destinations in terms of investing overseas, the book outlines property tax systems in places such as Dubai, France, Spain, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy and Portugal. Ideal for the new investor who wants to take a closer look at the systems abroad.
Property investors will also love the low down on how the tax man can pay for your overseas trips including hotel, flights and meals when you visit your overseas investment properties for a close up inspection.
The guide includes everything investors ever wanted to know about paying less tax on foreign property.
There is more. The 308 pages guide also informs on:
- How to avoid foreign inheritance tax and wealth tax
- How to recover VAT at up to 25% on overseas property purchases
- How to protect your property from foreign succession laws
- The benefits and dangers of using a company to buy foreign property
- How double tax agreements work and what can they do for YOU
Investors will find this guide loaded with helpful tips and tricks to make their dollars last longer.
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
3. Where to Buy Property Abroad 2008: An Investor’s Guide
by David Cox & Ray Withers
Price: £9.09
The Low Down: Containing individual country chapters that inform and educate makes Where to Buy Property Abroad – An Investors’ Guide easy to read and understand. This annual guide assures investors that the information contained within is always accurate and up to date which is important in an ever changing real estate market.
The clear and concise information is suitable both for the experienced and novice investor. Inside the book you will find tons or relevant information such as:
- How property markets work
- Overview of the world property markets
- Where it is best to invest
- What makes a good investment
- Investment vs speculation
- Market cycles
- and much more
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
4. The World’s Best Tax Havens: How to Cut Your Taxes to Zero and Safeguard Your Financial Freedom
by Lee Hadnum
Price: £23.70
The Low Down: If you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of international tax havens, now is the time to find out. The World’s Best Tax Havens, is loaded with insightful information will give you the low down on 25 of the world’s best tax havens. Starting from the exotic Cayman Islands and covering the British Virgin Islands, Monaco and the less well-known but highly attractive tax havens like Cyprus, Malta and the Isle of Man.
You will learn how you can:
- Invest in property hot spots which have no income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax
- Run a successful business from a country which has 0% corporation tax
- Obtain residence in a number of beautiful countries which have 0% tax
This is only half the fun though. In the second half of the book you can explore how the rich and companies use tax to their advantage and how you can too. This is a book that stands on its own for sure and will provide fascinating insight into the glamorous world of tax havens.
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
5. Buying Property Abroad (Which Essential Guides)
by Jeremy Davies
Price: £6.49
The Low Down: If you have ever toyed with the idea on buying property abroad, but never felt empowered enough, you might do so after you read this book. It lies the foundation for investing into overseas property and acts as an informative and practical guide. Easy to read and well written, it helps readers to understand what they need to look out for when considering overseas property investments.
One thing though, the guide has been written a few years ago and while the information within forms as a good base for beginners, some specific info will need to be considered from other updated sources.
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
6. A Place in the Sun: Buying Your Dream Home Abroad
by Fanny Blake
Price: £8.44
The Low Down: While the title of this book sounds more like the interlude to a paperback novel, one will soon find that it is loaded with helpful information about typical places in the sun.
Covering destinations such as France, Italy, Spain and the Canaries, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Florida, the Black Sea, the Caribbean and Croatia, the book contains many photos that make you want to pack your bags immediately and move abroad forever.
But before you go, you might want to learn about the culture, the food, the sights and the people of each country.
Fanny Blake also incorporated information about things such as climate, currency and language. The book acts as a guide to anybody who wants to move permanently to a place in the sun and needs some insider info on how to go about it all.
Rating: ****1/2 (4.5 stars)
7. The Jet-to-Let Bible: The Secrets of Overseas Property Investment
by Dominic Farrell
Price: £10.49
The Low Down: This book is huge. 550 pages will inspire the reader on the basics of jet-to-let markets in great detail while keeping the interest levels refreshed. Free of “waffle” it is written in such a way as not to bore readers with dry industry speak and could even capture the attention of a teenager long enough to become seriously interested in overseas property investment.
Rating: ****1/2 (4.5 stars)
8. The Complete Guide to Buying Property Abroad
by Liz Hodgkinson
Price: £8.57
The Low Down: The book offers case studies about overseas investing, weighing up the pros and cons of different areas such as Spain and France. While the book is helpful to those who are still undecided where they want to go, it won’t be of much help for those who do know as the individual destination sections are rather small.
Rating: ****1/2 (4.5 stars)
9. Fly to Let (“Sunday Times” Buying a Property)
by Peter Conradi
Price: £9.09
The Low Down: This book is written for the buyer who wants to invest into overseas rental properties and provides expert advice on maximizing your rental income. It also informs on legal, financial and taxation questions while looking at potential countries with a closer view.
If you are undecided on how to deal with tenants or Realtors, then you will find invaluable tips within the book.
Rating: ***** (5 stars)
10. How to Profit from Off-Plan Property
by Alyssa Savage & David Savage
Price: £23.70
The Low Down: This book is said to be a must for off-plan property investors and those who want to be just that. It will give you the insiders look at what you need to know about finding the very best investment deals and how to finance them. Further, you will learn:
- How to avoid all the pitfalls and dangers
- How to buy off-plan property at a genuine 15% discount
- How to learn from others’ successes and failures with real-life examples
- and much more
Rating: ****1/2 (4.5 stars)
By now you should have an idea on which of these books will serve your own needs as an investor. They are all available from Amazon UK and will be delivered to your home within days if they are in stock.
