Real Estate

17 12, 2020

Shared Appreciation Mortgages

By |2020-12-17T11:42:45+00:00December 17th, 2020|Banking & Finance, Finance, Real Estate, Real Estate|

Visit our dedicated Shared Appreciated Mortgage page If you have any questions about Shared Appreciated Mortgages (SAMs), you may find the answer on this page. Once billed by the Banks as one of the best and most generous retirement mortgages on the market, SAMs offered customers the opportunity to release up to 25% of the value of their property. The [...]

15 12, 2020

HMRC change of policy on SDLT

By |2023-12-20T12:56:36+00:00December 15th, 2020|Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Real Estate|

HMRC change of policy on SDLT on certain acquisitions of mixed-use property HMRC has clarified its position that the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (often referred to as the 3% surcharge) do not apply to the residential element of an acquisition of mixed-use property where a claim to multiple dwellings relief is also made. The way the complex [...]

20 10, 2020

Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge

By |2023-12-20T13:02:26+00:00October 20th, 2020|Real Estate, Real Estate, Services, Tax|

Frequently Asked Questions about: Stamp Duty Land Tax – surcharge for non-residents Raising taxes on property has been an easy target for the government for a number of years.  Aside from increasing the scope of capital gains taxes on property, particularly on non-residents, the 3% surcharge for second properties was one of a number of changes aimed at specifically increasing [...]

17 09, 2018

Energy Act 2011: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Regulations 2015 (MEES) and the Impact on Landlords

By |2018-09-26T14:44:23+01:00September 17th, 2018|Real Estate, Real Estate|

New energy efficiency regulations are in place that may prevent a landlord renting out a building with an energy efficiency rating of F or G. Introduction From 1 April 2018, both residential and commercial landlords have had to ensure that their properties meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Regulations 2015 (MEES). If a landlord holds an EPC showing an energy [...]

7 09, 2018

Can A Company In Liquidation Commence Adjudication Proceedings In Respect Of Sums Due Under A Construction Contract?

By |2019-09-23T11:33:30+01:00September 7th, 2018|Construction, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate|

The liquidation of developers, contractors and sub-contractors are a regular occurrence in both large and small scale construction projects, with the insolvent company often left with claims against other firms involved in the development.  The right to adjudicate and then make use of the summary judgment route to enforce the adjudicator’s decision has long been the most powerful tool at [...]

25 07, 2017

Practical Steps To Be Ready For The GDPR

By |2019-09-23T11:33:31+01:00July 25th, 2017|Commercial, Corporate, Hotels, Leisure & Retail, Human Resources & Recruitment, Real Estate, Technology, Media & Telecoms|

With less than a year to go before the GDPR becomes enforceable, all businesses, if they haven’t done so already, need to start taking the GDPR seriously. The increased levels of potential fines have hit the headlines, but the GDPR is about much more than that. It’s about bringing data protection to the forefront of a business’ structure and culture [...]

4 04, 2017

Shared Appreciation Mortgages – Potential Claim

By |2020-12-15T17:09:58+00:00April 4th, 2017|Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Real Estate|

Christopher Philpot, Senior Associate in Teacher Stern’s dispute resolution department, has been interviewed on the BBC’s One Show in relation to a potential claim being organised against both Bank of Scotland and Barclays for compensation relating to Shared Appreciation Mortgages that were sold between 1996 – 1998. The programme was aired on BBC One on Monday 3rd April 2017 at [...]

6 03, 2017

Meet Our Real Estate Team in Cannes During MIPIM 2017

By |2017-03-07T09:55:30+00:00March 6th, 2017|About Us, Our People, Real Estate, Real Estate|

A number of Partners from Teacher Stern's Real Estate team will be in Cannes from 13-17 March 2017 during MIPIM. If you would like to meet up with any of our team then please do get in touch with any of the following: Phil Berry – view Phil's contact details Laura Brown -view Laura's contact details Claire Gibson -view Claire's contact details Victoria [...]

7 02, 2017

Breakfast Seminar: Tax and Residential Property Structures

By |2017-02-07T11:59:38+00:00February 7th, 2017|About Us, Real Estate, Real Estate, Tax|

When: Wednesday 22nd February 2017 arrival from 8am for a 8:30am start Where: Teacher Stern Offices, 37 - 41 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JH What: A practical session on what to do with existing residential property structures from a tax perspective Who: Sarah Cardew, Tax Partner of Teacher Stern LLP and Michael Thomas, Tax Barrister of Pump Court Tax Chambers Places are limited, [...]

17 01, 2017

How BoS rushed borrowers on shared appreciation mortgages

By |2020-12-16T14:53:55+00:00January 17th, 2017|Construction, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Real Estate|

The details of how Bank of Scotland rushed older borrowers into hugely expensive mortgages where their debt rose with house prices have been revealed by a This is Money investigation. Evidence has emerged that the bank - which has previously been criticised for sharp sales practices - hurried customers approaching retirement into signing up to shared appreciation mortgages without financial [...]

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