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Featured news 20 Sep 2024 Boodle Hatfield named ‘International Legal Team of the Year (midsize firm)’ for the third year at the STEP Awards 2024

Boodle Hatfield’s Private Wealth team has been awarded 'International Legal Team of the Year (midsize firm)' for the third year in a row at the annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Awards 2024.

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10 Jul 2020 Government incentives needed now for senior living investment

The Government needs to act now to include senior living development in the National Infrastructure Strategy.
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10 Jul 2020 Will coronavirus mark a shift towards turnover rents?

Traditionally commercial tenants pay an agreed amount to their landlords by way of rent.
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08 Jul 2020 Chancellor’s Summer Statement 2020 – SDLT Update

Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his plan for the second phase of the UK’s economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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06 Jul 2020 Excluded property trusts

Changes to EPTs will shortly be enacted in Finance Bill 2020.
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06 Jul 2020 Henkes v HMRC [2020] UKFTT 159 (TC) – a recent domicile case

A recent First-tier Tribunal (FTT) examined the extent and time at which a tribunal can make a binding decision.
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06 Jul 2020 TRS updating facility

As previously reported the trust registration service (TRS) is due to change, but there is still no news on how or when.
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06 Jul 2020 GDPR: Trustees & PRs

‘GDPR’ is the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, which has been in force in the UK for just over two years.
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06 Jul 2020 COVID-19 Tax Update

The big question on many minds is ‘How will the government pay for COVID-19?’
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06 Jul 2020 Court battles over inheritance hit all-time high as claimants seek a bigger share of estates

The number of High Court disputes over inheritance hit an all-time high last year.
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03 Jul 2020 Quick Guide to Debt obligation forbearance for 2020

Have your tenants paid their 2020 Q2 rent? Our expectation is that 95% of tenants paid Q1 rent, 50% paid Q2 rent and less than 70% will pay Q3 rent.
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19 Jun 2020 Dill in the Supreme Court: Greater clarity for owners of listed assets

Last month, an important judgment by the Supreme Court clarified the definition “building” for the purposes of the listed buildings regime.
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26 Jun 2020 Lawyers at Boodle Hatfield share their journey from trainee to partnership

Once you have chosen to pursue a career in law, shortlisting which firms you would like to train with is one of the most critical decisions.
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24 Jun 2020 What’s Next? Changes to the furlough scheme and practical considerations for returning to work

The CJRS (commonly known as the “furlough scheme”) will end on 31 October 2020.
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02 Jun 2020 How can divorcing parties speed up property sales during COVID-19?

It is said that the housing market is driven by divorce, death and destitution.
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01 Jun 2020 We paid a 10% deposit to buy a new-build flat but now we’re worried about house prices and our finances, will we lose the money if we pull out?

This is Money question…
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29 May 2020 Big business faces restrictions on dividends and bonus payments

The government has increased the maximum amount that a UK business can borrow.
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27 May 2020 OPG guidance on being a deputy or attorney during the coronavirus outbreak

Recently issued guidance on how deputies and attorneys can carry out their duties.
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26 May 2020 UK’s Top 30 hotel companies have debts 44% higher than during credit crunch

The UK’s top 30 hotel groups have debt levels 44% higher than they had during the credit crunch.
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26 May 2020 State Aid for Start-ups: UK government launches Future Fund

On 18 May 2020, the government launched its £250 million ‘Future Fund’.
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20 May 2020 Hospitality on hold – tips for hotel owners

On the evening of Monday 23rd March, in an unprecedented move for the British government, Boris Johnson put the country into lockdown.