HMRC has published updated guidance for property management companies and others which confirms that fees charged by property management companies to landlords for providing common services to the occupants and tenants of residential property are subject to VAT.

With most of the North West’s property and construction firms preparing to let loose on the town before they finish work for Christmas, it is perhaps worth looking at how you can reward staff without upsetting HMRC.

Stuart Stead, Partner and Head of Property and Construction at Cowgills accountancy firm explains why diversification can be important.

There seems to be plenty of appetite for speculative residential development funding, despite the fact that the funding landscape has fundamentally changed over recent years.  Funding choice is now wider than ever with lenders backed by private funds and peer to peer platforms and we have seen the emergence of several new lenders into the market.

The collapse of Carillion in early 2018 shook the construction industry to its core. Stuart Stead, partner and head of property and construction, looks at insolvency within the construction industry and suggests some early strategies to help companies protect themselves.