All articles by Rebecca Wilkinson (Menzies LLP)
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Autumn Budget: Chancellor misses an opportunity to address affordability issue
The Autumn Budget offered plenty of good news for the housing and construction sector, with the Chancellor promising £1bn of British Business Bank guarantees to encourage more smaller-scale developments by SME developers. There was also additional funding to help up to 500 neighbourhoods secure land for new homes, to be ...
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Spring Budget: chancellor must act to remove tax barriers
Backed by stronger-than-expected tax receipts, the chancellor has an opportunity to support property developers and investors by removing tax barriers that are blocking development and putting tenants at risk.
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Online
2017 Predictions: is B2L ready for new interest restriction rules?
New interest restriction rules are due to take effect in April 2017 and in the worst case scenario they could mean that some individual B2L landlords are forced to pay tax even when they make a loss.