Property

New research has revealed that one-third of Brits will refrain from hosting Christmas celebrations this year due to embarrassment about their homes

A recent High Court decision has highlighted that how assets are managed and utilised during a marriage can influence their treatment on divorce

A controversial new law came into force in France on 1 November 2021 to apply, under certain conditions, French forced heirship rules even where a will specifies a foreign legal system should apply.  This could have significant consequences for some UK residents with French assets.

Following the break in the stamp duty taxation on home purchases as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, homebuyers in England saved £4.6 billion that otherwise would have been paid to the UK government

A new report from IQ-EQ, Nomura and Barton Consulting assessing the private capital landscape has found that 61 percent of private capital investors view private equity positively due to its high return potential and variety of opportunities in the space, with real estate offering the most attractive risk/return ratio

East of England law firm Birketts is to merge with Charles Fraser & Co, a niche property legal practice based in Bury St Edmunds, with the deal set to commence from 6 December 2021

Taxpayers paid £125 million in unnecessary tax through ‘gifts gone wrong’ in the past year, UK private client law firm Boodle Hatfield has revealed

Abhishek Jaiswal has joined Deloitte’s financial advisory practice as a partner to head real estate M&A services for the sector

Figures from HMRC show that inheritance tax (IHT) receipts for April 2021 to October 2021 are £3.6 billion, which is £600 million higher than in the same period a year earlier

Research by property portal MoveStreets has revealed how much more homebuyers are willing to pay for a 'Home Alone' house in the current market