Reference Briefings
Tax deadline looms for non-doms and overseas owners
Time is running out for non-domiciled individuals and overseas owners to plan for April's changes, says Tom Gauterin and Tom Barber...
Required Reading: The Summer Budget 2015
Mishcon de Reya's detailed crib sheet has everything you need to know about the Conservative's Emergency Budget, delivered by George Osborne on 8th July.
Required Reading: Lease extensions and collective enfranchisement
There are plenty of pitfalls in the lease extension process, says Robert Marchbank; if you miss deadlines, it can have a serious financial impact...
What is a lease extension?
Required Reading: What happens when co-owners can’t agree on a property’s future?
You may have heard the lease of the building housing Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair was up for grabs a few weeks back, but despite plenty of interest from some big property investors, various reports…
Required Reading: What happens when an overseas property investment goes wrong?
Before even thinking about the right type of property, overseas investors should spend time finding the right advisors, says professional negligence specialist Elaine Bathers...
Blight Moves: Where next for properties affected by HS2?
With the Conservatives’, Labour’s and the Lib Dems’ manifestos all pledging support for HS2 and only UKIP promising to scrap the project, it seems unlikely that the next government, whatever the…
Wills & Estimates: Passing prime property onto the next generation
In the wake of a high-profile legal battle over an £800k flat in Battersea, Clare Mackay talks us through the issues surrounding the passing of prime property onto the next generation...
Crib Sheet: Scotland’s new Land and Buildings Transactions Tax
On the 21st of January 2015 the Deputy First Minister confirmed to the Scottish Parliament that the tax rates on residential property had been reviewed and revised.
Required Reading: Capital Gains Tax FAQ
The Government has issued a firm nudge to remind everyone that, from 6th April 2015, individuals, trustees, and certain companies who are not resident in the UK and sell a UK residential property need…
Budget 2015: Crib Sheet
In his sixth budget, 50 days before the general election, George Osborne's focus was unsurprisingly on economic stability, continuing to reduce the deficit and moving towards a Britain built on savings…
Required Reading: Stamp Duty Reform and the Prime London Market
The long-criticised slab rate system for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was abolished in the Autumn Statement in December 2014, seeking to bring fairness to property purchase costs and benefiting 98% of homebuyers.
Required Reading: Could this be the end for manorial rights?
The most ancient set of rights remaining in English property law could be in line for sweeping reforms, after a report published last week by the House of Commons Justice Committee recommended a complete review…