Property title fraud is becoming an increasing modern problem. Companies can be impersonated as well as individuals and both residential and commercial properties can be targeted.
The Housing & Planning Act provides little certainty as to exactly what constitutes a rogue landlord and instead grants the Secretary of State powers to create and impose secondary legislation.
Five years ago Regional Spatial Plans were abolished. History seems to be repeating itself, the issue now being the benchmark for deciding whether a Neighbourhood Plan is (or is not) “out of date”.
HMRC’s guidance on the higher rate, originally published in March 2016, was updated in November 2016. Those who have not yet read the updated guidance are advised to do so.
In this note, we consider some of the legal issues (and related commercial questions) which may arise for clients operating within the Real Estate and Construction sectors, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU.
The Autumn Statement, presented by the Chancellor on 25 November 2015, included some significant announcements on SDLT on which we commented previously.