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...
Tower Radio: reality calling – another HMRC victory
The decision has been handed down in the conjoined cases of Tower Radio Ltd...
Lack of housing hitting poor
An investigation by the Independent has found that 96% of people affected by the...
NIC on self-employed entertainers
Writing for Tax Journal’s Tax Agenda for August 2013, BKL tax partner David Whiscombe...
Welsh Holiday Home Warning
Whitehall officials have warned that Wales could raise stamp duty for buyers of holiday...
Loans to participators: further proposals for 2014
Finance Bill 2013 introduced changes to the “s455” regime. These are the rules (which...
Help to Buy Concerns
The Telegraph’s editorial says that the Government’s Help to Buy scheme is almost too...
Local plans vital
Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has come under attack from former ministers, who said...
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...
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...