Housing market recovering

‘The UK housing market is showing signs of prolonged recovery, according to the latest...

HMRC should drop the witch hunt on tax planning

Our tax team have commented via the UK200Group on whether HMRC is taking the...

Cash for councils

‘Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, will announce today that councils will be offered cash...

Cuts in child benefit ‘will hit working families in poor half of society as well’

BKL tax partner David Whiscombe is quoted by the Daily Mail in its article...

Councils could be overruled

The Daily Telegraph reports that local councils that delay granting planning permission for new...

PM promises housing help

‘David Cameron has promised help for families that are struggling to get on the...

Halifax: little change expected

‘UK house prices fell by 0.3% in 2012 and will remain at the same...

Clarity on seed EIS and reinvestment

One of the selling points of Seed EIS relief is the ability to shelter capital...

Mortgage approvals still rising

‘The Bank of England has confirmed a pick-up in the property market by revealing...

Recovery May Take eight years

‘Research has found that some homeowners will have to wait up to eight years...

Annual Investment Allowance

The Annual Investment Allowance (“AIA”) is broadly speaking a Good Thing. If you qualify...

London House Prices and Mortgages Up

Land Registry figures show that house prices in London rose by 7% in the...