Chancellor Announces Permanent Stamp Duty Cut
Stamp duty is to be reduced with immediate effect, as announced by the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in today’s ‘fiscal event’. The threshold above which property buyers now have to pay in stamp duty has increased from £125,000 to £250,000. A typical family moving into a semi-detached home will save £2,500 in stamp duty, according to […]
New Legislation Put Forward to Amend, Repeal & Replace EU Law More Easily
The UK Government has put forward the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill to remove the ‘special features’ of EU law that remain in the UK legal system. The Bill amends the 2018 European Union (Withdrawal) Act to make it easier for UK legislators to amend, repeal or replace retained EU law (REUL). Since […]