Thanks Terryw.

I understand there is no way to fully protect my FIL. Rather I was looking for the best way to protect his assets and save him unnecessary tax costs.
At this stage, he is happy to be a guarantor and let me use the equity in his "property" as a deposit.

The gist of it is that I am about to talk to the lenders and I want to be able…[Read more]

Thanks again for all the responses.

I have another question about structuring.

TheFinanceShop mentioned doing an equity release.
What tax implications would occur when we sell the property and I want to pay my FIL back?
What if we were to roll the profit into the next deal?

My accountant has recommended I set up a trust (planning to buy,…[Read more]

Thanks everyone for the replies