July 5, 2013
Results of Help to Buy Taking Effect
The Times reports that the government’s Help to Buy scheme has enabled a thousand...
July 3, 2013
Taxation: Settlor’s spouse
Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan considers a discretionary settlement where the...
July 2, 2013
Stamp duty revenue set to soar
‘Government measures to boost the housing market are set to produce billions of pounds...
July 2, 2013
House price gap between London and the UK ‘widest ever’
‘The gap between house prices in London and the rest of the UK is...
June 30, 2013
Taxation: Mother India
Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan considers the domicile status of a...
June 26, 2013
Robinsons – barely altered: VAT and SDLT on sale of let property
It’s always been accepted that the sale of a let property can, subject to...
June 19, 2013
Taxation: Trust renovation
Writing for Taxation magazine, BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan offers advice on an elderly...
June 18, 2013
Loans to participators: old pitfalls still exist
In the excitement of the Budget Day extensions to the s455 charge, practitioners should...
June 15, 2013
Internships: when does NMW apply?
There has been some publicity lately on HMRC’s crackdown on unpaid internships – more,...
June 14, 2013
Warning Against Home Protection Schemes
Rosie Murray-West writing in the Telegraph reports that homeowners are being warned to be...
June 12, 2013
Rent Controls Not The Answer
‘Allister Heath, writing in the Telegraph, says that the average rent in England and...
June 12, 2013
Boris Johnson’s vision for London
‘Mayor of London Boris Johnson has set out his plans for London in his...