Landowners offered insight into Autumn Budget

The Prime Minister has described tomorrow's Budget as ‘painful', and the prevailing view is that it will focus on capital taxes. Sarah Wray, senior associate at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, explains what you can expect

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APR and IHT could face changes in Autumn Budget
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APR and IHT could face changes in Autumn Budget

The general consensus is that we are likely to see reform of APR and BPR. It is difficult to know what form this might take. From a policy perspective, APR on let farms might seem the easiest to attack,...

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