Reference Briefings

So now we know when a house is not a "house" (more on last year's Hosebay ruling here), what then constitutes a "flat" in the eyes of the law?

Individuals who have investment properties, second homes or shares standing at a gain should consider taking action before 5 April 2013 to trigger those gains in this tax year.

What does today's Budget mean for HNWs? Mishcon de Reya break it down to give the skinny on tax implications for the wealthy.

Landlords of residential property who carry out repair works to their property have been given a helping hand by the Supreme Court, say Mishcon de Reya's Philip Freedman and Jonathan Warren.

Sarah Conway of Maurice Turnor Gardner runs through the best options for international HNWs looking to buy into the UK...

Corporate owners of £2m+ properties in the UK need to act now to stay on top of the latest tax regime changes, say Andrew Goldstone, Kassim Meghjee and Jonathan Legg of Mishcon de Reya.

Deloitte Real Estate's Matthew Lodge assesses the market's reaction to tax charges on high-value residential property. On 31 January draft Capital Gains Tax (CGT) legislation was published.

As the controversial consultation on property and compensation draws to a close (responses need to be in by Thursday), the Dept for Transport has announced the preferred route for the HS2 rail link's next…

The government’s decision to scrap the VAT exemption on alterations to listed properties has made building works even more expensive.

The Government's Finance Bill 2013, published today, confirms that the proposals announced in March this year are coming into force in April 2013.

Yesterday's Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor George Osborne did not, in fact, contain much detail on the Government's tax proposals, meaning the publication of the draft Finance Bill next week…

Mishcon de Reya's Richard Anyamene and Adam Gross on how to avoid being another victim of property fraud...