SRA launch Risk Outlook
The SRA has launched its “Risk Outlook”, a document detailing their assessment of the market and the key risks they see in providing legal services. The Outlook is a key foundation of their approach to tackling risk and the hope it will provide firms and consumers with a clear view of the SRA’s assessment of […]
HMRC unveil Stamp Duty Avoidance plans
The HMRC has unveiled the details of the new Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED), an initiative designed to clamp down on Stamp Duty avoidance. The tax is aimed at companies, collective investment schemes and partnerships that have purchased property in the UK worth £2m or more. These types of bodies will now have to […]
Former housing minister launches Bill to introduce agents licensing scheme
Former Labour housing minister John Healey has launched a ten minute rule bill which seeks to establish a national mandatory licensing scheme for letting and managing agents. The Letting Agents (Competition, Choice and Standards) Bill 2013-14 will establish standards and redress for landlords, tenants and leaseholders, and prohibition of letting and management agent fees. Local […]