Legal Services News & Updates
- 16th July 2025
The Perils of Not Making a Will: What did Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Prince and Bob Marley have in common? They all died without making a Will.
You’d be surprised how many people say to me: “I know I should do a Will, Andy. I just haven’t got around to it.”
- 29th January 2020
In recent years, the stock market has had its ups and downs, the public are losing confidence in pension funds as a means of saving for the future and investors are increasingly looking at the UK property market. Buy to let has proved over the long-term to be a very successful investment, this involves investing in property with the expectation of capital growth with the rental income from tenants covering the mortgage costs and any outgoings.
- 26th January 2020
You may be aware that recently HM Revenue & Customs have announced and implemented many changes to legislation making owning Buy-To-Let properties less profitable and generally more difficult to operate.
We feel that we can use our extensive knowledge and expertise to assist you in, not only understanding the rules and how the changing landscape impacts your business but also help you to be more profitable by utilising all taxation efficiencies and ensuring your business structure is set up to withstand increased legislative burdens.
- 19th November 2019
HMRC is urging taxpayers to complete their tax returns early, in order to avoid the last minute rush.
- 21st August 2018
HMRC has published further information on Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTDfV).
- 16th August 2017
The government has announced a revised timetable for the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB).
Benjamin Franklin said “there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes”. Which makes forward planning an imperative if you have family finances to safeguard.
If you are looking at moving home or buying a new house from a developer, watch out for this new trap that people are falling into that can make your home unsaleable or unmortgageable.
I often act for business owners who are taking a lease of new business premises – a shop , office or industrial unit. If they are not existing clients they often come to me only once agreement has been reached on the terms of the lease.
- 28th April 2017
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