Tag Archives: residential property

Gifting up a Generation

A scenario frequently encountered is where a client has accumulated significant wealth during his or her lifetime and wishes to care for elderly relatives – often parents – but without triggering IHT on their deaths. It is a particular issue …

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Residential Property Development and Construction – Legal update

Alex O’Connor, Partner and Head of Collyer Bristow’s House Building & Development group, discusses some methods for making overage agreements stick. Jonathan Pawlowski, Partner and Head of Construction discusses issues arising from delays and disruption to the construction programme. Aimee …

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Code of Practice for commercial property relationships following covid-19

In response to the covid-19 pandemic, the Government introduced a number of measures to protect commercial tenants. The measures include a moratorium preventing commercial landlords from (i) forfeiting leases for non-payment of rent; (ii) utilising Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (being …

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What does the Budget 2021 mean for Residential property?

SDLT The current stamp duty holiday has been extended to 30 June 2021.  The suspension on the first £500,000 of all property sales in England and Northern Ireland will therefore continue to apply. The holiday means that anyone completing a …

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