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PROPERTY TAXES


Putting homes into companies to avoid stamp duty is ‘completely

New legislation to block a ‘contrived and aggressive’ income tax avoidance scheme involving property business loss relief will protect the Exchequer from significant losses, HM Treasury said.

Patrick Cannon provides a review of the top five developments in 2011 affecting stamp taxes

Sara MacCallum reviews the top five taxation developments in 2011 affecting commercial property

Robert Langston answers a reader's question on the international transfer of property.

HMRC has published additional guidance on completion of the stamp duty land tax return.

The Chancellor has announced government support to help local authorities freeze council tax for a second year.

The government has invited proposals for new Enterprise Zones in areas affected by last week’s announcement by BAE Systems of up to 3,000 job cuts at Brough in Yorkshire, and Samlesbury and Warton in Lancashire.

We’ve now had a year to get used to the coalition government, so this feels like a good time to look at how tax law, as it affects the property industry, is evolving.

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