BPF debate: “Should BTR be allocated its own Use Class?”
On 12 July 2023, Commercial Real Estate Partner and Head of Forsters’ Build to Rent group, Helen Streeton, attended the BPF Build To Rent Committee Debate at CBRE’s Henrietta House.
No “real risk of prosecution” under Article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code: Application to be excused from disclosure obligations fails
It is well established that the English Court has discretion to excuse a party from performance of its procedural obligations in litigation where it considers that performing those obligations would give rise to an actual risk of prosecution in a foreign state: Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2019] EWCA Civ 449.
The Lifecycle of a Business - Setting up a Family Investment Company
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.
Forsters responds to UK government’s consultation on reforms to the Construction Industry Scheme
Tax Partner, Heather Corben and Tax Associate, Oliver Claridge, responded this week to the UK government’s consultation on reforms to the Construction Industry Scheme (“CIS”), which was published on 27 April 2023 (the “Consultation”). The Consultation closes at 11:45pm on 20 July 2023.
Residential SDLT - I am a private rental tenant, do I have to pay stamp duty land tax?
Most people are aware of the need to pay stamp duty land tax (SDLT) when buying a house for a high enough purchase price.
With its myriad of rules (additional property surcharge, non-resident surcharge, flat rates for companies), SDLT has become increasingly complicated, however one group who rarely have to consider the Byzantine depths of the Finance Act 2003 are private renters. But is this something they should be thinking about?
The Lifecycle of a Business - Private or public company?
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.
Government action on short-term holiday lets – what could this mean?
The Government has responded to mounting pressure to address the adverse impact of short-term rentals.
Over the years the significant increase in short-term lets and second homes have seen local authorities complaining about anti-social behaviour from “party” lets, local residents in holiday hot spots being priced out of the local housing market and hotel operators struggling in an already difficult market. The counter argument is that short-term rentals play an important role in the country’s tourism economy.
After FTX: What’s next for digital assets? Highlights from James Brockhurst’s panel session at Spear’s 500 Live
Private Client Partner, James Brockhurst, was invited to join an expert panel session on digital assets at the Spear’s 500 Live Conference 2023.
In the session ‘After FTX: What’s next for digital assets?’, James joined Anatoly Crachilov, CEO and founding partner of Nickel Digital Asset Management; Richard Shade, COO of Archax and Chris Cox, VP of GSR Capital, to discuss how high net worths and family offices should approach these assets in 2023 and beyond.
The Lifecycle of a Business - Which business structure should I choose?
Setting up and running your own business is an amazing achievement. It requires vision, creativity, motivation and stamina.
Care Home in the green belt approved
The battle over development in the greenbelt continues to rage with the Prime Minister restating the Tory party pledge to protect the greenbelt following Kier Starmer’s comment that it should be built on “where appropriate”.