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Developers asked to tell the Government what regulatory burdens they want removed

19 January 2012 | David Marsden

In the latest instalment of the Government’s ‘red-tape challenge’ (further details are here), developers have been asked to suggest which regulations in the housing and construction sector should...

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Sausages!

18 March 2011 | Shimon Shaw

Those of you who remember That's Life will know how the title to this blog post is supposed to be pronounced.  Everyone else look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IMOSN0WYvg (at about 1.40 but the...

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OFT proposes greater powers for landlords in insolvencies

2 August 2010 | Laura Seaman

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report recommending far-reaching reforms of the corporate insolvency regulatory regime. In the report, the OFT said that landlords, as unsecured creditors,...

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Buy-to-let investors will be hit by planned capital gains tax rise

17 May 2010 | David Marsden

The new coalition government has outlined plans to increase capital gains tax (CGT) for non-business assets from 18 per cent to, perhaps, 40 or even 50 per cent – and this could affect buy-to-let investors...

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Housing: where do the main political parties stand?

26 April 2010 | Karin Holt

With the general election only a matter of days away, this briefing looks at what the three main political parties have proposed for the housing sector in their recent policy statements and election manifestos....

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HMRC information bulletin for non-resident landlords

11 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The non-resident landlords scheme is a good example of a trap for the unwary. Whenever a tenant pays rent to a landlord that is non-resident, or to a letting agent who then pays the rent to a non-resident...

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