Real estate taxes
2011 review: commercial property
Sara MacCallum reviews the top five taxation developments in 2011 affecting commercial property15 Dec 2011
Finance Bill 2012: comment on the key draft measures
Leading tax professionals comment on the key draft measures9 Dec 2011
Autumn statement is ‘good for SMEs’
Tax professionals welcomed new measures announced in this week’s autumn statement to encourage investment in smaller businesses but pointed out…30 Nov 2011
Press watch: ‘Massive avoidance of stamp duty’
‘The richest home buyers in Britain are costing the country as much as £1bn a year in lost stamp duty…26 Nov 2011
Ask an expert: International transfer of property
Robert Langston answers a reader's question on the international transfer of property.11 Nov 2011
Stamp duty & SDRT
Chris Harrison and Matthew Herrington provide a refresher guide to the rules2 Nov 2011
Government sets £805m aside to help freeze council tax
The Chancellor has announced government support to help local authorities freeze council tax for a second year. The May 2010 coalition…3 Oct 2011
Government plans Enterprise Zones for BAE sites
The government has invited proposals for new Enterprise Zones in areas affected by last week’s announcement by BAE Systems of…3 Oct 2011
Goodwill and trade-related premises
Lakshmi Narain outlines the key tax issues1 Sep 2011
FA 2011 analysis: Stamp taxes
FA 2011 (ss 81–82 and Schs 21–22) blocks two types of SDLT avoidance scheme and introduces a relief for the…4 Aug 2011
Taxation of commercial property under the coalition government
We’ve now had a year to get used to the coalition government, so this feels like a good time to…19 May 2011
Acquiring UK commercial property in 2011
Clive Jones reviews the current tax landscape19 May 2011




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