The Chancellor this week resisted calls to make further changes to the UK’s controversial Inheritance Tax (IHT) regime.
Politicians concerned by abundance of discriminatory dress codes
MPs have been “shocked” to hear evidence about the widespread discrimination that female workers encounter in the workplace as a result of the dress codes being imposed by some employers.
Bitter neighbour dispute over ‘wooden barricade’ erected around £3.6m home
A wealthy London woman has found herself embroiled in a bitter legal battle with her neighbours after she surrounded part of her £3.6m home with a wooden barricade to ‘protect her privacy’.
Calls for property sellers, not buyers, to pay SDLT
A leading UK mortgage lender is calling upon Chancellor Philip Hammond to consider radical reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) ahead of his forthcoming Budget announcements.
Government to press ahead with probate fee hikes in May 2017
The Government has confirmed that it will press ahead with a new probate fee system due to take effect in May 2017, which could see fees for some estates increase by almost £20,000.