Pre-incorporation contracts
Sometimes legal formalities lag behind commercial agreements. The recent Tribunal case of Hepburn [2013]...
Fraud: should I admit to it?
This note is about responding to challenges under HMRC’s Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) –...
Call For The Abolition of Rates on Empty Shops
‘The Telegraph reports that Andrew Perloff, the chairman of Panther Securities, has claimed the...
Boles Criticised Over Latest Proposals
‘Countryside campaigners have criticised ministers who are attempting to pressure councils into building more...
First-time Buyers in London Need £64,000 Deposit
‘New data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders reveals that first-time buyers in London...
Governor Prepared to Act on Housing Bubble
‘Mark Carney has signalled that he is prepared to act to prevent a housing bubble getting...
Rental Fraud Has Cost 1m People
‘According to research from 192.com almost one million people have ended up a victim...
House Prices Edge Upwards
‘According to the latest figures from the Land Registry, house prices in England and...
ATED is coming
October is a key month for the new “Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings” –...
L&G To Become Landlords
Legal & General has told the BBC it intends to become a large-scale landlord....
IHT planning with debts
One of the unexpected changes in this year’s Finance Act was the countering of...
Sub-Prime Loans Reappearing
The Guardian reports that sub-prime mortgages, which were widely blamed for causing the financial...