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Tax | Capital gains tax hits record £24.2bn in 89% surge

Payments of capital gains tax soar by nearly double in single year to record £24.2bn, with annual increase of £11.4bn exceeding total amount collected any time between 1987 and 2020

27 Aug 2026

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Tax | HMRC will not ‘routinely visit properties’ for mansion tax checks

Claims HMRC will visit 165,000 properties to assess for mansion tax denied, saying not ‘routine’ and ‘any visits would take place by prior agreement’

25 Aug 2026

Tax | Q&A: SDLT and the non-resident surcharge

In this week’s Q&A, Roger Bradbury, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains stamp duty land tax (SDLT) liability in joint property sale when one seller who is a spouse lives abroad

25 Aug 2026

Tax | Q&A: CGT on property sale and costs paid by others

In this week’s Q&A, RL, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains whether capital gains tax (CGT) relief is available at sale when a family member lives rent free and pays for an extension

18 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC opens MTD exemption window for £30k taxpayers

Self employed and landlords with income above £30,000 can now apply for an MTD exemption if they qualify as ‘digitally excluded’, HMRC confirms

17 Aug 2026

Tax | HMRC claws back £104m as landlords disclose unpaid tax

Voluntary landlord disclosures hit seven-year high as HMRC nets £104m ahead of MTD expansion

4 Aug 2026

Tax | Top tips for self-employed and landlords before 7 August MTD deadline

Tax expert Andy Oury, partner at Oury Clark, answers some of the most frequently asked questions and shares advice on potential pitfalls for those hit by £50,000 MTD rules from Friday

3 Aug 2026

Tax | One week to register for MTD for Income Tax

Self employed and landlords have until 23.59pm next Friday to register for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax

31 Jul 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on stamp duty tax traps

30 Jul 2026

Tax | Scottish mansion tax will double council tax for £2m homes

Scotland plans two new higher rate council tax bands for properties worth over £1m as move to mansion tax doubles current charge for most expensive houses

9 Jul 2026

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Tax | Q&A: LLPs, tax and property transactions

In this week’s Q&A, David Woolley, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains the capital gains tax implications when members of a limited liability partnership want to sell out

16 Jun 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on property tax

Join our expert webinar on tax and private residences at 2pm on 16 June

15 Jun 2026

Tax | EU warns Spain on unfair tax regime for non-resident landlords

European Commission orders Spain to end two-tier tax regime where non-resident landlords cannot access 60% tax relief on income from letting properties

8 Jun 2026

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Tax | Treasury consults on £2m council tax surcharge

With plans to increase council tax for properties worth more than £2m now less than two years away, government calls for views on valuation process, billing and deferral options

19 May 2026

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