Capital Gains Tax

How renting rooms can make your pub money

06-Sep-2013 By Andrew Don

Your children have left home and their bedrooms are surplus to requirements. Becoming a genuine ‘inn’ for tourists can offer a lucrative add-on income stream.

More mergers mooted for 2010

25-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ

Last week's multi-billion pound bid for Cadbury by US food giant Kraft highlighted that everything has its price. Cadbury had been resolute in...

Pub sale slowdown predicted

16-Apr-2008 By Joe Lutrario

CGT changes and effects of economic downturn are taking hold of the pub property market, say agents

Buyers pull fast one at CGT deadline

10-Apr-2008

Pub buyers took advantage of the changes to capital gains tax (CGT) last week by dropping offers at the final moment, a major pub agency has...

Budget: Beer duty to rise 4p a pint

12-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

Chancellor Alistair Darling dealt a severe blow to the pub trade today as he announced across the board above inflation duty rises on alcohol in the...

ALMR pushes for further CGT changes

25-Jan-2008

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) will push for further amendments to the watered down capital gains tax (CGT) announced by...

£200m tax reprieve for small businesses

24-Jan-2008

Alistair Darling will try today to rescue Labour's business reputation with a £200 million climbdown on capital gains tax designed to help owners of...

CGT reforms under renewed attack

17-Jan-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Alastair Darling's planned scrapping of the taper-relief system on capital gains tax (CGT) has come under fresh attack from business leaders and the...

Trade body submits alternative capital gains tax proposals

10-Dec-2007

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has come up with a series of alternative proposals to Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans to abolish the...

Tax experts warn: "Don't rush to sell your pub

30-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ

A leading tax expert has warned pub owners not to rush into selling their businesses before the start of the new tax year, after the government said...

ALMR hits out over Capital Gains Tax changes

29-Nov-2007 By The PMA Team

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has added its weight to the business campaign to force a re-think on Government proposals to reform...

THE AGENTS

08-Nov-2007

Stephen Taylor Managing director, Guy Simmonds The job of any professional licensed property agent is to be fully aware of market conditions and to...

Darling back-tracks

08-Nov-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Alistair Darling has backed down on some of his changes to capital gains tax (CGT). A sum of £100,000 in tax relief will now be granted for small...

Concession on capital gains tax not enough

02-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore

Business groups are refusing to give up their campaign against the government over planned changes to capital gains tax, despite reports of a...

CGT backtrack not enough

02-Nov-2007 By Joe Lutrario

Alistair Darling has backed down on some of his changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Darling said £100,000 in tax relief will now be granted for...

Protest grows on CGT moves

25-Oct-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Opposition toward plans to end taper relief on capital gains tax (CGT) is growing rapidly. The changes would see the scrapping of the 10% tax rate...