BTL Property Held Jointly

[Odecar]

I have a BTL property for many years before marraige and since marrying my wife has stumped up quite a bit of cash where we have acquired a decent portfolio of BTL properties.
My wife is a foreign national and not living here long enough prior to marraige or have income here which would have enabled her to get a BTL mortgage (jointly or solely on own) so I have taken them all out in my name.

What is required to ensure HMRC take account in tax returns that the property is held jointly rather than taxed individually ?

Thanks

[King_Maker]

Declaration of Trust and file Form 17 with HMRC?

[pqtaxation]

Declaration of Trust and file Form 17 with HMRC?

I'd add .... "for each property separately".

Read another live thread to understand how legal ownership can remain with you but beneficial interest, which determines how income and capital gain on sale are apportioned between spouses, can be changed by declaration of trust to reflect your actual share of equity in each property and/or your individual tax profiles.

http://www.taxationweb.co.uk/forum/passing-ownership-to-wife-prr-relief-and-cgt-implications-t37073.html