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When REITs were introduced they were seen as a means of improving investment in and management of UK commercial and residential property.

The current economic climate is having a significant effect on the strategies adopted by housing associations, both charitable and non-charitable, in providing lowcost home ownership (LCHO) units.

The UK government is advancing key provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, including 990-year lease extensions at peppercorn ground rent and a new Standard Valuation Method to reduce enfranchisement costs for residential tenants. Two consultations are now underway to establish valuation rates and determine which landlord costs can still be recovered, though implementation isn't expected until mid-2027 at the earliest.

A recent report has shown that the December 2010 mortgage lending was at its lowest level since 2000 and 18% lower than December 2009.

Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are tax efficient investments for individuals.

The big news on recessionary measures wasn't so much help being offered to those suffering genuine hardship, as the tax rises announced for high earners from April 2010 will go towards putting the economy back onto a sustainable footing.

The business premises renovation allowance (BPRA) is a 100% first year allowance available for expenditure on converting or renovating unused business premises in a disadvantaged area, incurred in the five year period from 11 April 2007.

Roman Webber, UK head of oil & gas tax at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, comments on decommissioning initiatives announced in the 2012 Budget

The Chancellor's speech reinforced the Government's policy of encouraging large businesses to invest in the UK. The key announcement is the further reduction of the mainstream rate of corporation tax from 26%, which was already due to fall to 25% from 1 April 2012.

In today's budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the threshold for the exemption from the payment of empty property rates for the rate year 2010/11 would be extended to £18,000, meaning an estimated 70% of empty properties would pay no empty rates.

I expect the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) to be a double-edged affair, with measures to provide short-term support for the economy accompanied by plans to bring public borrowing down more quickly further ahead.

Bill Dodwell, Deloitte’s head of tax policy said: "Autumn Statement 2014 will be remembered for the overnight change to stamp duty land tax.

HMRC announced today that informal consultation will be conducted in June 2011 on practical issues identified in applying the debt cap rules, such as the application of the de minimis rule (which removes companies with net finance income or expense of less than £500,000 from the calculations).

Welcome to our second issue of The Collective Quarterly which supports creative, innovative, tech and science rich businesses, to adapt and thrive in these rapidly evolving and challenging times.

Dan Klein sits down with Andrew Humphris, Founder and CTO of Infinitesima, to explore the semiconductor technologies powering the AI revolution and the challenge of manufacturing at atomic scale. This episode examines what the future holds for the hardware underpinning next-generation innovation.

The Tech 10 video series brings critical technology questions to the boardroom, examining how AI, cybersecurity, data foundations, and tech modernization are reshaping business strategy. In this episode, industry experts discuss the realities of cyber incident response, revealing the disconnect between executive expectations and operational recovery capabilities, and why true resilience requires more than just technological solutions.