August 12, 2013
IHT planning with debts
One of the unexpected changes in this year’s Finance Act was the countering of...
August 6, 2013
Sub-Prime Loans Reappearing
The Guardian reports that sub-prime mortgages, which were widely blamed for causing the financial...
August 5, 2013
Tower Radio: reality calling – another HMRC victory
The decision has been handed down in the conjoined cases of Tower Radio Ltd...
August 5, 2013
Lack of housing hitting poor
An investigation by the Independent has found that 96% of people affected by the...
August 2, 2013
NIC on self-employed entertainers
Writing for Tax Journal’s Tax Agenda for August 2013, BKL tax partner David Whiscombe...
August 1, 2013
Welsh Holiday Home Warning
Whitehall officials have warned that Wales could raise stamp duty for buyers of holiday...
July 24, 2013
Help to Buy Concerns
The Telegraph’s editorial says that the Government’s Help to Buy scheme is almost too...
July 18, 2013
Local plans vital
Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has come under attack from former ministers, who said...
July 11, 2013
Private renting grows; house prices won’t get back to peak until 2021
The FT reports on the latest annual English Housing Survey that shows that the...
July 10, 2013
This may hurt a bit: Portslade Dental Care and PAYE obligations
The First-tier Tribunal case of Portslade Dental Care Ltd and HMRC [2013] UKFTT 341...
July 7, 2013
Economia: Size matters
Is your career better served by working at a Big Four firm or a...
July 5, 2013
House Prices Accelerating
‘The Halifax has said that house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate...