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What expenses can contractors claim for using a home office?
Contractors who spend time working in their offices at home can claim a proportion of the running costs of their home as legitimate business expenses, thereby saving money on their tax and personal outgoings.
�ge of your home that you use when working on your contracting business from home. With some contractors this co�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Mon, 14 Jul 2008

Temporary workplace rules for contractors
Contractors must comply with temporary workplace rules to qualify for travel and subsistence expenses plus tax deductions when travelling to clients.
�fixed term appointment rule – single, standalone contracts The fixed term appointment rule can potentially p� �company’s head office, working on a time-limited contract on the client’s site would appear to qualify as b�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Wed, 21 Aug 2013

Contractor guide to the tax treatment of loyalty schemes and benefits
Contractors can personally ‘spend’ loyalty points from business purchases without a benefit in kind tax charge, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�ints using a personal loyalty scheme account, the contract employee owns the points, not the employer, which�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Sun, 22 Apr 2012

Contractors can use offset mortgages to save tax
With the credit crunch biting, and mortgage companies removing special offers, contractors can still use offset mortgages to get the flexibility they need.
�vice. "You can take a break from payments between contracts, or away on a long holiday, and then when you sta� �is easy explains the expert: "We have negotiated contract based underwriting with many of the main provider�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Thu, 12 Jun 2008

Contractor mortgages - Mortgage Market Reviews (MMR) explained
Contractors using expert mortgage brokers who understand contracting should be relatively unaffected.
�of their current CV so the lender can view their contracting history Two forms of ID, such as a passport and d� �not need to provide bank statements, accounts and contracts. Contractors can no longer benefit from fast-trac� �ractors mortgages based on their gross annualised contract rate, so in many respects it is business as usual�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Mon, 28 Jul 2014

Contractor mortgages: a guide to mortgage options
Contractors can access the same range of mortgage deals via specialist brokers as those offered to employees
�ailable, see the Contractor Calculator article, “ Contracting and mortgages: contractor mortgage products .”� �ordability calculations that are applied to gross contract values. The lender will want to see a signed copy�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Wed, 04 Feb 2015

Contractor Mortgages – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Contractors should have no problem securing a competitively priced mortgage from lenders who understand how contracting works.
�lender and financial adviser that understands how contracting works. The reasons why contractors struggle to ob� �ers right up to the day the householders exchange contracts. What can happen is that the lender conducts some� �e and a knowledge of contractors and they use the contract to define a contractor’s income. 3. Do I need thr�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Thu, 14 May 2015

Getting a contractor mortgage – process and timings
Contractors should secure a robust mortgage finance agreement from their lender before they even start to look at properties.
�sale of an existing property or savings. Historic contracts may also be requested. Ideally, contractors shoul� �: We would ask for a copy of the contractor’s CV, contract, and other client specific evidence, build the co�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Wed, 27 May 2015

Contractor mortgages – assessment and qualification criteria
Contractors must meet a range of mortgage lender assessment and qualification criteria if they are to secure a mortgage.
�hers are making the transition from employment to contracting and their increased income has prompted the desir� �an up-to-date CV showing many years of successful contracts, and copies of their past contracts that can be a� �losure. So, if a contractor is not currently in a contract and cannot prove their income from conventional m�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Wed, 17 Jun 2015

Had trouble as a contractor getting a mortgage?
Contractors having trouble getting a mortgage may be able to secure funding by applying via a contractor specialist.
�adviser that has access to lenders who understand contracting. Most contractors should be able to get a mortgag�
Category: Articles: Mortgages | Thu, 25 Jun 2015