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Crackdown on Stamp Duty Avoidance Schemes

HM Revenue & Customs has announced it is challenging Stamp Duty Land Tax avoidance [...]

Changes to the furnished holiday lettings rules

The government has recently published revised proposals for new rules on the taxation of [...]

The capacity to execute a will –

In the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Perrins v Holland and others [2010], [...]

Deposit protection required under new landlord AST threshold

Residential landlords with tenancies of up to £100,000 a year are reminded they will [...]

Call for regulation of will writing

The call for new measures to introduce regulation to the will writing industry has been echoed [...]

Implication of the increase to the AST rent threshold

From 1 October 2010, legislation will come into force in England that increases the annual [...]

Buy-to-let is ‘here to stay’ – says CML

Gross lending in the buy-to-let mortgage market grew in the third quarter for the first time in [...]

Landlords spreading their portfolio wings

Landlords are taking maximum advantage of falling property prices by widening their portfolios, [...]

Stamp Duty Exemption Ends on 31st December 2009

The current exemption from Stamp Duty for residential property up to £175,000 ends on 31st [...]

IHT charges ‘nasty surprise’ for families

A leading insurance firm has warned families of the “nasty surprise” inheritance [...]