Powers of attorney

As we will possibly live on until our 80s and beyond, and as that may involve coping with disability of […]

Cash is king

If the present wrangling over the terms of our exit from the EU result in terms that disadvantage UK businesses, […]

Selling the garden shed?

When you are selling your home, you are likely to be selling a range of fixtures and fittings. For example: […]

Evidence or assertion?

In a recent tax case, three taxpayers asserted that cleaning costs of work clothes amounted to £2,200 a year and […]

Self employed liability

If you are a sole trader, or in a basic partnership, and if your business gets into financial difficulties, any […]

Planning or regretting?

As we have outlined in recent posts, change is upon us and come the end of March next year, the […]

Buy-to-let mortgages

The gradual restriction of tax relief for buy-to-let mortgage interest has received much publicity since the process commenced 5 April […]

What is side-ways loss relief?

If a business owner makes a loss as a self-employed person, they can set off the losses against any other […]

Protect your home

A government think-tank, the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS), was briefed to consider a non-tax issue, a restricted form of […]