Reference Briefings
Required Reading: Controlling costs on listed building projects
The government’s decision to scrap the VAT exemption on alterations to listed properties has made building works even more expensive.
Required Reading: The Finance Bill 2013 for HNWs
The Government's Finance Bill 2013, published today, confirms that the proposals announced in March this year are coming into force in April 2013.
Required Reading: What does the Autumn Statement mean for HNWs
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…
Required Reading: Avoiding property fraud
Mishcon de Reya's Richard Anyamene and Adam Gross on how to avoid being another victim of property fraud...
Where there’s a Will there’s an (easier) way
New EU succession rules simplify making a will for HNWs with property in different countries, says Jenny Wilson-Smith of Boodle Hatfield.
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Required Reading: Mortgage Market Review for High Net Worths
Last December's consultation on the mortgage market seems like a distant memory.
Required Reading: HS2
It's the news that sent a shiver down the country's spine - approval for the London-to-Birmingham leg of HS2 - but fear not, because Knight Frank has stepped up and assembled a crack team of specialists…
The Legal View
All the latest property law news in one handy briefing from Mishcon de Reya.
Required Reading: OFT guidance for property sales businesses
The Office of Fair Trading have released a handy 66-page guide for estate agents that explains (at some length) the whats and hows (but rarely the whys) of the repeal of the Property Misdescriptions Act…
Required Reading: UK property held by offshore companies: consultation response from Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya has responded to the Government consultation document: "Ensuring the fair taxation of residential property transactions" (full version here) which covers:
Required Reading: Manorial rights
The Land Registration Act 2002 states that all manorial rights must be registered by the 13th October 2013.
Required Reading: new French taxes on property owners explained
Francois Marchand
Unsure how the recent French property tax reforms will affect you and your clients? Has there been an element of scaremongering?