Capital Gains Tax

Recent changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules may affect future buyers of overseas property....

While we continue to be informed about the gradual recovery of the world's property markets in the wake of the global economic crisis, investors are beginning to look for the most worthwhile sections for achieving long-term growth....

The crane company that helped build Wembley Stadium's iconic arch and Heathrow Terminal 5 has been sold in a GBP 100m deal...

George Osborne will unveil a GBP 30bn package of spending cuts and tax rises aimed at slashing Britain's deficit.

After having sat through George Osbournes Emergency Budget speech with the sound of harrumphing akin only to the deafening drone of vuvuzelas at a world cup game, we bring you as promised, the low down on the UK economy as it affects property investors after the Coalition Governments Budget.

So far we remain blissfully unaware as to the coalition government's plans for changes to capital gains tax (CGT) ahead of the emergency Budget later this month (June 22nd), but fears over a proposed rise are ensuring that some property investors are putting their homes on the market....

Average house prices in the UK rose by 0.5 per cent in May to GBP169,162, according to Nationwide's latest figures.....

More than 1,000 landlords have already taken action to join the campaign launched by the Residential Landlords Association...

UK private equity firms are rushing to complete sales of assets ahead of an expected rise in capital gains tax as the debate over the government’s treatment of profits on deals intensifies.

A hike in the UK capital gains tax rate from 18% presently to 40-50% in next month's emergency Budget, without any “business or taper relief or reduced rates”...

Finally, the new Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition has published its after-election manifesto. It is a sizable document which offers a selection of prospective policies, promises and pledges which it hopes the electorate will welcome with open arms....

May 22nd is the day that all UK-based property investors are likely to be waiting for with bated breath after new chancellor George Osborne announced that the first Lib Dem/Conservative emergency Budget will be held on that date....

With the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats now snugly installed at Number 10 amid widely ranging opinions from the press speculating on how long the coalition will last, announcements on the UK economy are flooding the press as David Cameron and Nick Clegg set about the British economy with their financial hatchets.