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How are business rates changing in 2025?

How are business rates changing in 2025?

The business rates system taxes the value of properties used for business, providing a stable source of government revenue to support essential local services like social care.

Changes to National Wages and NICs for employers in 2025

Changes to National Wages and NICs for employers in 2025

As the first Budget from the new Labour government, which has been vocal about the difficulty of filling a ‘fiscal black hole’ left by the previous Conservative government, the October 2024 Budget introduced some tough changes for employers.

Landlord EPC upgrades due by 2030

Landlord EPC upgrades due by 2030

Under current rules in England and Wales, private landlords cannot legally rent out their property without an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) with a minimum rating of E, while social landlords are not subject to any minimum energy efficiency standard.

Planning ahead for Capital Gains Tax

Planning ahead for Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Despite the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rate on residential property disposals decreasing by 4% this past spring, rising interest rates and the imminent scrapping of holiday let tax reliefs in 2025 led many buy-to-let landlords to sell their properties in 2024.

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