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2024 and beyond in the property and construction sector

Current market conditions within the property and construction sector remain challenging, but the short-term outlook for 2024 is not so bleak, with […]
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UK construction sector has an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to provide well-paid local jobs in housing downturn

With 1.2 million families waiting for social housing and an election looming next year, the Conservative government has an incredible opportunity to […]
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Cutting construction costs: tips for UK property sector as investment in infrastructure climbs but housing slump hits

British house-building figures are at their lowest level in 14 years, excluding 2020.
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How is ‘working from home’ affecting commercial properties and pension portfolios?

The mandate to work from home in March 2020 made the world notably smaller for everyone - but the opposite is now […]
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Property and Construction Update webinar - watch on demand

Last week we delivered an online update specifically for the property and construction sectors, delivered by our head of property and construction […]
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Key appointments strengthen support for builders, charities and not-for-profits

We have appointed Simon Shaw as Head of Property and Construction and Niall Kingsley as Head of Charities (including not-for-profits).
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Reducing tax liability for private landlords

Although the market for private landlords has slowed in recent years many still see the owning of residential property as a way […]
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Changes are coming for landlords

The Government has announced plans to significantly reduce the tax reliefs that are currently available to landlords who sell properties that are, […]
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Capital Gains Tax changes proposed for residential properties

HM Revenue & Customs are set to introduce changes to the taxation and reporting of residential property sales by individuals and trusts, […]
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VAT on Property Search Fees

From planning to building control, local authority searches are often carried out by solicitors for their clients. In 2017, HMRC phased in […]
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