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Tax | Q&A: revoking an option to tax on property

In this week’s Q&A, Paul Knott, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers the restrictions on revoking an option to tax (OTT) prior to a property sale

5 May 2026

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Tax | Q&A: stamp duty land tax relief on leasebacks

In this week’s Q&A, Jack Hall, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains treatment of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on transactions involving sale and leaseback of property

28 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clamps down on landlord tax avoidance scheme

Landlords using a scheme to reduce tax by distorting mortgage interest relief rules warned by HMRC to stop using schemes as tax avoidance

27 Apr 2026

Tax | Scottish election 2026: tax policies

With just over two weeks to go until Scotland goes to the polls, we examine the tax plans of the front runners to see the impact on businesses and individual taxpayers

21 Apr 2026

Tax | Higher earners gained most from £23bn Help to Buy

Scheme championed by former chancellor George Osborne mostly helped higher earners in cheaper areas buy their first property, says IFS

16 Apr 2026

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Tax | Q&A: property investment company and IHT

In this week’s Q&A, David Woolley, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, examines the inheritance tax reliefs from seven-year rule to group shares and potentially exempt transfers

14 Apr 2026

Tax | Designing a wealth tax is harder than proposing one

Talk of a wealth tax to raise billions may sound appealing in these straitened economic times, but it is fraught with complexity and risks the law of unintended consequences, argues Anthony Whatling, managing director, Alvarez & Marsal Tax

9 Apr 2026

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Increase in tax on dividends, directors’ loan interest rate rise, business asset disposal relief hike, frozen thresholds, inheritance tax for farmers and family businesses, Making Tax Digital starts, CIS, and more

7 Apr 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

With days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax goes live for £50,000 plus landlords and self employed, HMRC clarifies exit options and cessation process

1 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: inheritance tax and property rights

In this week’s Q&A, Andy Gilderdale, advisor at Croner VIP Tax Team, considers inheritance tax implications of residence nil rate band (RNRB) where non-resident UK couple living in Spain plan to leave property in trust to daughter

17 Mar 2026

Tax | Q&A: SDLT and mixed use property relief

In this week’s Q&A, Eleanor Bradshaw, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, considers whether a particular property is mixed use for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) as it has a paddock

3 Mar 2026

Tax | Residential landlords under pressure: rethinking ownership

Significant changes to residential property tax make argument for incorporation more compelling but does it really make financial sense for smaller landlords, asks Amy Cole, private client tax director at Menzies LLP

27 Feb 2026

Business | PM Law clients sent HMRC demands for unpaid stamp duty

Sudden closure of PM law leaves clients without access to property purchase deposits and HMRC demanding unpaid stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

26 Feb 2026

Tax | Replacement Lifetime ISA for first-time buyers only

HMRC confirms new ISA product to replace the Lifetime ISA is intended to help first-time buyers only and will not be available for retirement saving

29 Jan 2026

Business | Ground rents capped at £250 a year for leaseholders

Government plans to overhaul ground rent charges for leaseholders with an annual cap of £250 a year from 2028, ending ‘feudal household system’

27 Jan 2026

Tax | Q&A: ATED and property alterations

In this week’s Q&A, Roger Bradbury, tax adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the registration requirements when property alterations lead to liability for annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED)

27 Jan 2026

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Tax | Q&A: revoking an option to tax on property

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty land tax relief on leasebacks

Tax | HMRC clamps down on landlord tax avoidance scheme

Tax | Scottish election 2026: tax policies

Tax | Higher earners gained most from £23bn Help to Buy

Tax | Q&A: property investment company and IHT

Tax | Designing a wealth tax is harder than proposing one

Tax | Personal tax changes from 6 April 2026

Tax | HMRC clarifies how to exit MTD if income falls

Tax | Q&A: inheritance tax and property rights

Tax | Q&A: SDLT and mixed use property relief

Tax | Residential landlords under pressure: rethinking ownership

Business | PM Law clients sent HMRC demands for unpaid stamp duty

Tax | Replacement Lifetime ISA for first-time buyers only

Business | Ground rents capped at £250 a year for leaseholders

Tax | Q&A: ATED and property alterations