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A Further Stealth Tax on the CARDS?
1st March 2004
It appears that the government are considering a further stealth tax on the homeowner, as if Stamp Duty, Capital Gains Tax & Inheritance Tax weren’t enough. Read more...
Will Your Country Road Take You Home?
1st February 2004
Following my article last month regarding the right to roam under the CRoW Act I read an article in a recent law report (again concerning the CRoW Act) that will affect thousands of homeowners who may face substantial bills for the right to cross land bordering their property. Read more...
Tops Tips for Buyers
15th January 2004
Understanding the process of buying is the first step to purchasing a property. Read more...
The Right to Roam – an Overview.
1st January 2004
The desire to open up access to the countryside has been around since the middle of the 19th century but now the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2002 has finally delivered the right to roam albeit over limited areas and subject to a variety of exceptions, exclusions, and restrictions. Read more...
Lease Family Treasures to Dodge the Taxman
1st December 2003
I recently read an article that outlined a new scheme that has been accepted by the Inland Revenue and that could save hundreds of thousands of pounds in inheritance tax(IHT). Read more...
Time to Hedge Your Bets?
1st November 2003
In the built environment most structures require planning permission before they can be erected. Your ground floor extension to your mid-terrace house will invariably be first considered by your local planning authority who may, for various reasons refuse permission for such. Not so however any form of organic growth. In fact there is no limit on organic growth in planning terms. Read more...
That Sinking Feeling.
1st October 2003
Sitting here writing this article on a beautiful "Indian Summers" evening my thoughts turn to the forthcoming winter and inevitable flood warnings. Read more...
No More New Homes in the Countryside!
1st September 2003
Under the current government guidelines and under certain circumstances new dwellings can be built in the countryside, but I am informed things are set to change! Read more...
Death Duties Are BACK!
1st August 2003
Remember Death Duties well they are back in the guise of Inheritance Tax (IHT) but they don’t just affect the wealthy. Actually they never went away but what has happened is that like Stamp Duty the threshold from which the tax becomes payable has in real terms dropped and not risen in line with the increase in property prices. Read more...
£1000 up Front to Sell Your Home!
1st July 2003
HOMEOWNERS will have to spend up to £1,000 creating a seller's pack 'logbook' for their house before putting it on the market under plans recently unveiled. Read more...
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