9/24/2025 12:28:51 PM Forthcoming changes to Business Property Relief and how they may affect property developers By Astrid Stanley Liz Palmer As a property developer, while many taxes will be relevant to your day-to-day work, inheritance tax (IHT) is unlikely to be one of them. ...
8/8/2025 12:18:07 AM Business Property Relief for business owners – the current rules, proposed changes and how to plan for them By John Annetts Liz Palmer WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS PROPERTY RELIEF (BPR)? As a business owner, you have many things to consider when setting up and...
5/23/2025 12:19:21 PM Moving Towards a Modern Wills Act: The Law Commission's 2025 Recommendations By Naomi O'Higgins Brendan Udokoro On 16 May 2025, the Law Commission published its report on Modernising Wills Law (the 'Report'). It marks the most substantial proposed...
3/20/2025 8:34:27 PM Agricultural and business property relief – consultation on the new rules for trust: where are we now? By John Annetts On 30 October 2024, in her first Budget, the UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced the introduction of a limit to the 100% rate for...
2/25/2025 3:23:10 PM All change for the taxation of non-doms (and UK doms) - key considerations before 6 April 2025 By Liz Palmer The new regime for the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals (non-doms) will come into effect on 6 April 2025. The proposed changes...
1/13/2025 1:00:04 PM The end of estoppel: will changes to APR reduce disputes among farming families? By Emily Mailer Liz Palmer UK headlines towards the end of last year were dominated by farmers protesting about proposed limits on the level of inheritance tax...
12/18/2024 5:49:02 PM Autumn Budget 2024 – proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief By John Annetts On 30 October 2024, the UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made the new government's first Budget statement. Prior to its announcement, media...
11/14/2024 5:51:42 PM Helping your family as you get older - six dos and one don't By Liz Palmer Few of us want to spend time thinking about our deaths, or perhaps even less, about a time when we are still alive but unable to make our...
11/14/2024 5:46:47 PM IHT planning - maximising your estate for your family By Liz Palmer Simon Malkiel Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning is usually an integral part of any estate planning exercise, as most people want to ensure that as much of...
11/6/2024 11:41:50 PM Autumn Budget 2024 - final plans for the reform of the taxation of non-domiciled individuals By Liz Palmer At the Autumn Budget on 30 October, the UK government published the final details of their reform of the taxation of non-domiciled...
10/8/2024 10:53:32 AM Work after work – the top 4 things to consider before taking on a position as a non-executive director By Hannah Capstick Non-executive director (NED) positions are popular among many senior executives seeking to hone their skills, generate further income for...
10/4/2024 9:04:33 PM Is change afoot? UK Chancellor revisiting non-dom tax proposals By Liz Palmer Nicole Aubin-Parvu UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is understood to be reconsidering planned changes to the taxation of non-doms (overseas individuals resident...