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CBI warns Chancellor on CGT increase

11 June 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The CBI have sent an open letter to Chancellor George Osborne stating their concerns about the proposed rise to CGT in the forthcoming emergency budget on 22 June. The CBI argues that decreasing the...

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Insurance Premiums set to rise

10 June 2010 | Shimon Shaw

As is reported in the Times this morning, it looks likely that insurance premium tax (IPT) is a prime canditate for an increase on 22 June.  Nothing is confirmed (or denied) as yet. The thinking behind...

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Property Co-owners – You have been warned (again)!

2 June 2010 | Amanda Melton

Short of tatooing on foreheads, the Court of Appeal judgment handed down in Jones v Kernott [2010] EWCA Civ 578, represents the best reminder of the law relating to joint ownership of property, most commonly applicable...

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Boundaries – Financial Ruin v Compromise?

1 June 2010 | Faiza Ahmad

£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...

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The future of Home Information Packs

29 April 2010 | Richard John

A future Conservative government may mean the end of Home Information Packs (HIPs) as it has indicated that it would like to abolish them. I met the news of the introduction of HIPs like most conveyancers,...

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Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement Threshold to Rise to £100k from £25k

14 April 2010 | Faiza Ahmad | 1 comment

Currently, to be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy the annual rent under the tenancy must be less than £25,000 per annum. This threshold will increase to £100,000 with effect from 1 October 2010 . The statutory...

The Land Registry Portal

14 April 2010 | Richard John

The Land Registry Portal Land Registry Direct ("LRD") is a wonderful website.  In the bad old days before it was available, one had to order official copies by telephone and wait for them to arrive...

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Budget – stamp duty for first time puchasers FAQs

26 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 3 comments

The Revenue have published a Q&A session which, hopefully, will answer some of your questions. In addition to the Revenue’s answers I’ve added my thoughts. We’ve had a great discussion on...

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Budget 2010 – Stamp Duty changes

24 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 16 comments

Whilst I am slightly loathe to post a pre-budget rumour this one is sufficiently headline grabbing to warrant some attention. The BBC have reported that Chancellor Alistair Darling is to announce in...

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What is the difference between shared equity and shared ownership?

8 February 2010 | Sarah Wilkins | 2 comments

You are not alone if you are not sure of the differences between shared equity and shared ownership.  So what is shared equity? You purchase a property and own 100% of it, but you obtain a mortgage...

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