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Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Find out more information on relocation expenses and benefits that qualify for exemption.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out what the main Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs are for land or property transactions.
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme, if you’re converting an existing building into a dwelling.
Find out if you can claim enhanced structures and buildings allowance relief on qualifying expenditure on structures and buildings in a UK Freeport or Investment Zone special tax site.
Some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers, have different rules for entitlements.
Fees for common applications, for example Scale 1 and Scale 2 transactions, charges of registered land, leases, large scale and fixed fee applications.
Fees guidance: explains planning related fees and the method of calculating them.
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
How the accounting systems in relation to insolvent estates operate and the legislative basis for the accounting for fees and expenses relating to the work of the official receiver.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Ashley Greenbank and Judge Thomas Scott 22 April 2024
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of JUDGE SWAMI RAGHAVAN & JUDGE NICHOLAS ALEKSANDER on 29 September 2023
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