With so much focus on rent concessions for tenants and the new forfeiture moratorium, landlords should make sure they also protect their rights to recover rents and other fixed charges from former tenants and guarantors by serving notice under section 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 within 6 months of the sums falling due.
The UK Budget 2020 announced on 11 March 2020, was rather overtaken by world events. Having been long-delayed and thrown into doubt by the resignation of the former Chancellor, Sajid Javid, in February, in the end it was COVID-19 that really moulded the new Chancellor's speech.
In yesterday's budget, the Government announced the provision of a £1 billion "Building Safety Fund", which will be made available in 2020 – 2021.
The WHO has declared the COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern with the potential to become a pandemic, and the government has cautioned that cases of COVID-19 in the UK are likely to rise significantly over the coming days and weeks.
On 25 February, Bisnow hosted a panel discussion on the prospects for UK real estate in 2020. The eminent panel included representatives from Hines, M&G Real Estate, Moorfield Group, Patron Capital Partners and Schroder Real Estate. Here are some key takeaways.
For couples facing divorce, the tax consequences of their financial settlement are unlikely to be at the forefront of their minds.
It is twenty years since the family courts in England and Wales were given the power to share pensions on divorce (Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999).
This article looks at what happens to your digital assets after your death and considers any actions you can take to safeguard against any misdirection of assets, or loss of sentimentally or financially valuable materials.
The snappily titled All-Party Parliamentary Group for Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness (APPG) has published a paper proposing a complete overhaul of the existing UK inheritance tax (IHT) rules.
Whilst it is understood that many applications were received before the 31 December 2019 cut off for applications to be made to the Government's fund for the removal and replacement of dangerous ACM cladding, latest statistics indicate that remedial works to 135 affected privately owned buildings are yet to begin.
