A tax payer victory – Business Property Relief success
Having succeeded in a claim for Business Property Relief on a horse livery business at the First Tier Tribunal, Mrs Vigne’s executor has now succeeded at appeal in the Upper Tribunal.
13 December 2018
A radical shake-up of the asset management sector – or something softer?
What are the FCA’s final findings and proposed package of remedies following its final report and consultation on competition in asset management?
30 June 2017
MEES: a guide to the minimum energy efficiency standard for commercial buildings
A guide for landlords, investors, developers and lenders on the new legal standard for minimum energy efficiency.
10 March 2017
A guide to garden cities, towns and villages
An overview of garden cities for local authority officers, landowners, developers and planning consultants. We look at what garden cities are, the key principles and the legal considerations.
27 November 2017
An overview of the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regime
This overview provides a brief explanation of the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regime and the key points to be aware of for landowners and organisations using radioactive substances.
09 November 2016
Beware of 'informal' arrangements allowing use of farm buildings by third parties
Agricultural occupiers can create problems by allowing non-agricultural use of their premises.
05 September 2016
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings – important changes to regime
The UK Government has announced an extension to the recently introduced Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) regime.
19 March 2014
Beneficial ownership – the PSC regime and beyond
Transparency is back on the agenda as the government consults on the broadening of the requirement to disclose beneficial ownership information.
21 September 2016
Beware of your intentions when declaring dividends
In BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA & Others [2016], the High Court has held that a dividend can be challenged as a transaction defrauding creditors under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
11 November 2016
Beware inadvertent release of guarantors
Consult guarantors when making changes to arrangements with a tenant or face inadvertently releasing guarantors from their responsibilities, landlords are warned.
29 July 2013
Beneficial ownership: do you know the PSC regime is changing?
More companies and other entities must disclose details of the people with significant control over them, and disclose it more often.
06 June 2017
Beneficial ownership: the net widens
BEIS considers which legal entities will soon come within the scope of an extended beneficial ownership disclosure regime.
09 November 2016