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.
Philip Spencer looks at tax mitigation and the ways which HMRC are seeking to counter tax planning in the real estate sector
The potential taxation benefits to investors in UK property of partnerships, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Property Authorised Investment Funds are considered by Philip Spencer and Thomas Story
The UK real estate sector is a key part of the portfolios of investors. Robin Hutton and Philip Spencer review the taxation of some overseas structures
HMRC published guidance on the new 5% rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax which applies for residential property transactions where the chargeable consideration exceeds £1 million and the effective date is on or after 6 April 2011.