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...
£20 million HMRC loss in Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ tax deal
BKL tax partner David Whiscombe has commented via the UK200Group on the accusation that...
Interest-Only Shortfall Fear
Many householders with interest-only mortgages could face losing their homes amid warnings that up...
Landlords Targeted
The Standard reports that landlords who have sold a rental property but failed to...
Multiple derivative actions and LLPs
We’re indebted to our friends at Olephant for an interesting update on derivative actions. Broadly speaking...
Mortgage Costs Fall
‘Research by London & Country suggest that mortgage costs have fallen by up to...
March Housing Sales Up
‘According to figures from HMRC sales of homes in the UK picked up in...
Housebuilding Boost Urged
‘The Independent reports that there is growing pressure from all parties on George Osborne...
Home Ownership Falls
‘The ONS has revealed that home ownership has fallen for the first time since...