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How contractors should process contracting expenses
Contractors who run their own limited company can use really simple systems to ensure they keep accurate, up-to-date expenses records for their tax and VAT accounting, as well as ensure they get to claim everything they can.
�own company and paying out of your own pocket for contracting expenses , especially cash expenses, it really pa�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Thu, 03 Jul 2008

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

Training expenses - what contractors can claim
Investment in training can pay real dividends for contractors in order to maintain and upgrade their skills. Although most relevant training costs can be claimed, some types of training are excluded by HMRC.
�ills are in the best position to take the pick of contracts available. Contractors in some sectors, like engi� �uld mean the difference between winning that next contract, or not.�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Wed, 30 Jul 2008

Contractors can recover unclaimed travel expenses from past contracts
If a contractor has failed to claim for past travel expenses, these can still be recovered under certain conditions.
�e within the so-called ‘24 month rule’, and which contracts were not covered. Any travel expenses would not b� �, even if they had been legitimately working on a contract for which the travel expenses were eligible. Temp�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Mon, 29 Sept 2008

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