The demise of Hastings-Bass: correcting trustee errors
Readers may recall our The Battle of Hastings–Bass piece (March 2011) about the cases of Pitt...
Non-Residents Get a Good Deal in the UK
Carol Lewis in the Times reports that non-UK residents get a great deal on...
Divorce Rates Affecting Prices
‘The Times examines the correlation between couples divorcing in their 50s and 60s and...
Housing Market Picking Up
‘According to figures from the ONS house prices rose 0.4% in March, from February,...
Proposed changes to the taxation of certain partnerships
The Budget Statement of March 2013 announced that the government would be reviewing aspects...
Lacking in style: late payment surcharge rules
Sometimes HMRC is its worst own enemy. For an organisation which is always going to...
HMRC investigates leaked data on offshore tax evasion
BKL tax partner David Whiscombe was among members of the UK200Group of independent chartered...
Bed and breakfasting loans to participators
Among the Finance Bill provisions on loans to participators is a measure aimed at...
Tax-Raising Powers for London
‘The Guardian reports that Boris Johnson is to call for the capital to be...
Landlords to Check Passports
The Telegraph reports that as part of the Queen’s Speech, almost 2m private buy-to-let...
Foreign Buyers Push Up Prime London Prices
Research from Knight Frank reveals that foreigners bought more than half of London’s homes...
The French Connection
We are sure that most of our readers are far too young to remember...