Insights

Property

Inheritance Tax and UK residential property: new rules for non-doms

The government has decided that from 6 April 2017, all UK residential property should...

English segregation: use of losses

Occasionally one’s response to an assertion is “that can’t possibly be right”: but without...

Readers’ forum: In a corner

A property share was gifted, but should the previous owner have paid rent? BKL...

The Intelligent Owner: UK tax guide

BKL tax partner Geraint Jones is a contributor to The Intelligent Owner’s UK tax...

Spurs 2 HMRC 0: Tax on termination payments

We reported in June 2016 the First-tier Tribunal decision in HMRC v Tottenham Hotspur...

Lorimer Letter: your tool for reclaiming National Insurance

If you’re in one of the film & TV grades listed by HM Revenue...

Farming and landowning: beating the Brexit blues

Farming in the UK faces an uncertain future as Britain leaves the EU, but...

Readers’ forum: Discounted gift trust

Is a property transfer before a discounted gift trust beneficial tax planning? BKL tax...

This is Money: tax and bitcoins advice

BKL tax partner Geraint Jones has answered a query for This is Money on...

R&D costs: the tax perspective

Updated July 2020 In our article on capitalising research and development (R&D) costs, we...

Selling countryside land for development

With the UK needing more houses, and farming facing an uncertain future, many landowners...

Escape to the country? SDLT second home surcharge

If buying your new home means a large estate in the countryside with several...