Wednesday June 19th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Changes’

Euro Zone Changes For Foreign Mortgages

Euro Zone Changes For Foreign Mortgages

Euro zone changes for foreign mortgages will be increasing, both now and in the coming months, due to the lessening liquidity of banks in the zone. Tightening lending criteria across the Euro zone mean that banks are seeking excuses to not allow mortgages. In France, for [Read More]

QROPS Pension Changes And Alternatives

QROPS Pension Changes And Alternatives

Recent QROPS pension changes has meant that over 300 pension schemes which are based in Guernsey have been suspended by the government. This move has caused a shock wave within the offshore pension industry. QROPS pension changes in Guernsey mean that after April 6th 2012 [Read More]

Changes To Scottish Mortgage Market

Changes To Scottish Mortgage Market

  Recently the Scottish government have been doing their best to help the housing market by introducing a variety of changes to the mortgage market. The biggest boost so far was announced last month with the introduction of a new mortgage indemnity scheme. Scotland is [Read More]

Commercial Planning Rule Changes

Commercial Planning Rule Changes

The new commercial planning rule changes have been welcomed as a major step forward by most property experts. The new ‘presumption’ in favour of sustainable development means that the default answer to new developments is ‘yes’, not ‘no’ as it [Read More]

VAT & CorporationTax Changes

VAT & CorporationTax Changes

Corporation & VAT Tax Changes New rules for the financial year starting April 2011: Corporation Tax will be reduced to 27% in 2011/12 and by another 1% a year until it reaches 24% by 2014/15. Small companies’ Corporation Tax charges will be reduced to 20%. Possible [Read More]

Pension Tax Allowance Changes

Pension Tax Allowance Changes

The annual allowance for tax relief on pension savings for an individual is set to change. It has now been reduced from £255,000 to £50,000 (not indexed) starting from 6th April 2011. The amount which can be held as a value in a pension over the lifetime- known as the [Read More]

Resolving Capital Gains Tax Changes

Resolving Capital Gains Tax Changes

From 23rd June 2010 some capital gains tax changes were outlined by the government. In this article we examine how you can mitigate against them. Higher rate tax payers will pay 28% on their capital gains. For trustees and personal representatives of deceased persons, the [Read More]

Holiday Home Rules Changes

Holiday Home Rules Changes

We are going through a lot of changes in property at present and investors need to make those who own furnished holiday homes in Europe or in the UK aware that some changes are afoot in the near future. The changes will affect your tax liability so it’s important you [Read More]

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Are Politicians Too Affraid To Let the UK Housing Market Crash?

Are Politicians Too Affraid To Let the UK Housing Market Crash?

The UK property market seems to be suffering from a case of denial. The media and those with a vested interest want a [Read More]

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]