Saturday May 25th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘planning’

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]

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]

Care Cost Inheritance Tax Planning

Care Cost Inheritance Tax Planning

Failure to arrange inheritance tax planning finances properly for the potential care costs can leave families financially decimated. Working hard over ones life to build a nest egg or to own homes, or so as to leave a “little something” for children or grandchildren [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]