Saturday May 18th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘budget’

How To Stop The Budget Tax Raid On Pensions

How To Stop The Budget Tax Raid On Pensions

Many political pundits believe that the next budget will include a tax raid on pensions. Danny Alexander, has commented that he wants the higher-rate tax relief to be scrapped, saving the government £7billion. This means that private pension savers would get relief at the [Read More]

Budget Causes London Office Rate Hikes

Budget Causes London Office Rate Hikes

The recent budget from the Government has caused many central London companies with offices in the capital to re-evaluate the cost of doing business there. All business rates are being reviewed across each region of England, but central London will fare worst due to extra [Read More]

IHT Planning After The Budget

IHT Planning After The Budget

Below is a brief summary of how the recent budget announcements  will hitting those planning for inheritance Tax mitigation.         1. The nil rate band is frozen at £325,000 for tax years up to and including 2014/2015, after which point the Consumer [Read More]

Budget Tax Breaks For Buy To Let Landlords

Budget Tax Breaks For Buy To Let Landlords

The Coalition government wants to attract investment into residential property by utilising the major institutions, such as pension funds, and landlords. The Chancellor feels that the private rental sector should be promoted as a “solid form of income for investors [Read More]

Budget Boosts Enterprise Investment Schemes

Budget Boosts Enterprise Investment Schemes

With the budget yesterday came the welcome announcement that George Osborne’s new measures look to stimulate growth in small businesses by boosting Enterprise Investment Schemes. The current amount which is allowed as investment into Enterprise Investment Schemes [Read More]

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Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats

Why China Is So Alluring To British Expats

Only a decade ago, the Chinese economy was smaller than that of the UK, yet many economists believe it will become the [Read More]

New EU Mortgage Laws To Stop Turmoil of House Price Bubbles

New EU Mortgage Laws To Stop Turmoil of House Price Bubbles

This week new EU rules will come into force across Europe’s 6.5 trillion Euro mortgage market. The aim is to stop [Read More]

Why The Help To Buy Scheme Won’t Help

Why The Help To Buy Scheme Won’t Help

Since the budget announcement of another housing scheme to help first time buyers called  The Help To Buy Scheme, many [Read More]

HMRC Targeting Second Homes & Buy To Let For CGT

HMRC Targeting Second Homes & Buy To Let For CGT

In the news this week is a declaration from the HMRC that they will now be chasing after Capital Gains Tax deemed not [Read More]

Warning To Landlords Over Green Deal In 2013

Warning To Landlords Over Green Deal In 2013

Recent announcements for the government suggest that they would like to get tougher on landlords who own properties [Read More]