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More than 15,000 buyers have signed up to purchase properties using the Government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme.

A number of firms in the financial services industry are looking to convert to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) status. But what is driving this desire for conversion and are LLPs the structure of the future?

The Chancellor's recent announcement in the Autumn Statement regarding a rise in the amount of SDLT payable by landlords and second home owners has received much attention in the media.

Under current United Kingdom law, the transfer or issue of UK shares or securities to a depositary receipt system, where depositary receipts are then issued to investors, attracts a one-off charge of 1.5 per cent stamp duty reserve tax ("SDRT") on the value or price paid for the UK shares or securities.

Subsequent to the High Court's decision in Galapagos Bidco S.à r.l. v Dr Frank Kebekus [2023] WHC 13931 (Ch) (for more on which see our commentary)...

In an uncertain time, financial security is becoming increasingly important. As the Scottish property market remains strong, Kristina Jones, Solicitor...

The legal concept "equity of exoneration" is essentially an indemnity coupled with a proprietary interest.

Homeowners are likely to lose key tax breaks under the Republican tax plan. Particularly under attack are those individuals who own valuable real estate purchased with a mortgage.

New investment techniques rarely get much attention from charity trustees. Stewardship of charity assets is focused on long-term strategy, protection of capital and prudence. Many feel that traditional investment approaches have served the sector well.

A recent case revisited the principles established in a 1997 judgment that where a spouse has granted a security for his or her spouse's business debt, creditors have a duty to warn guarantors of the consequences of entering into the proposed arrangements, and to advise them to take independent legal advice.

The Government is amending rules relating to group relief so that financial institutions that raise tier 1 capital through issuing preference shares via a subsidiary do not lose the ability to form a group for tax purposes.

Given the burgeoning confidence displayed by CMBS, the August flicking of the metaphoric switch could not have come at a worse time.

The FSA and SOCA have arrested six men, including senior executives and a trader at a number of financial institutions, in what is thought to be the FSA's largest ever operation against insider trading.

The Court of Appeal has held that where standard terms were inconsistent with those set out in a mortgage offer for a 25 year "buy-to-let" interest only tracker mortgage, they had not been incorporated into the contract.

Between 13 and 20 December 2017, the Loan Market Association (LMA) published to its members revised versions of its suite of developing markets facility agreements, together with an updated users guide.

A leading US hedge fund manager and six co-conspirators have been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with insider trading in what is believed to be biggest case ever brought for insider trading in the hedge fund industry.

In a letter dated April 8, 2011, Robert Plaze, Associate Director of the Investment Management Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), indicated that the SEC expects to consider extending the date by which (1) "mid-sized" advisers must switch from SEC to state registration and (2) advisers currently relying upon the "private adviser" exemption must register under and comply with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act").