by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
New guidance has been issued in relation gifts made by deputies of the Court of Protection and attorneys (people acting under a Power of Attorney). The Court of Protection is the Court which has jurisdiction over the affairs of people who have lost the capacity to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
One of the issues identified by the previous government is the difficulty which younger people have in getting onto the property ladder; and part of that government’s solution has been to introduce a tax on second homes, which came into force on 1 April 2016. This...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
While the stock market has defied the worst predictions of Brexit, reflecting in part the benefits to exporters of a lower value pound, the reduction in interest rates resulting in the surge in demand for Government bonds has had a severe detrimental effect on annuity...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
In her first public statement after assuming office, Prime Minister Theresa May made clear her intention that her government’s policies should benefit “ordinary working-class families” rather than “the privileged few”. This suggests that any tax changes are likely to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Latest News
Data published by the Investment Association has shown that Brexit resulted in the sharpest ever sell-off of investments by UK savers. £3.5 billion of investments were sold in June as panic took hold and investors let their hearts over-rule their heads. One month...