Insurance is just another protective measure that it is advised to explore. It is advised to organise your building insurance before the exchange of contracts.
Building insurance should be present on the day that the exchange of contracts as it is where one becomes legally committed to the purchase of a property. The building insurance also works to protect your rights and liabilities concerning your property,

You will need to ensure that you notify HMRC of the potential extra income you make. If you fail to do so, you may risk accusations of deliberately avoiding tax, therefore resulting in any missing tax being reclaimed in addition to fines up to the total value of any unpaid tax!

This includes choosing to rent out only a room on your property. Despite this not being a whole house or flat, you will need to declare any extra income via a “rent a room scheme”. This scheme provides that you must pay tax if your earnings are any higher than the threshold per annum (£7,500).

You are taxed on your foreign properties in the same way you would be taxed on any UK property. If you are a resident in the UK receiving any income from renting your property abroad, all profits are subject to UK income tax laws.

There is certain relief available for those who are taxed in more than one country. In order to prove you are eligible for tax relief, a completed form from the tax authority must be provided to HMRC.