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Insights | Housing

Short Term Letting Control and Other Housing Issues

There are several important changes to Housing Law in the pipeline. Legislation changes surrounding short term letting control as well as fire alarms are now in place, with others (potentially) to come – this article will provide an overview of both categories.

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Insights | Tax

Your personal tax review for the 2022/23 tax year

As we enter a new tax year we understand, in these challenging times for both family life and business life, reviewing tax and finances may be one of the things that becomes more important to all of us. We've produced a personal tax review to help you to identify any tax planning opportunities and take any actions required.

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Insights | Rural

Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land: what you need to know

Land reform can take many guises, and the new Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (“the Register”) is one that we should all be aware of.

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Anderson Strathern partners with LINC Scotland to advise on new legislation

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Dixcee Fast joins Anderson Strathern as partner

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Insights | Family Law

Separated parents: Navigating school holidays

During the school year, you probably already have a schedule that works for you and your family. But, the school holidays can throw everything off track. With the holidays approaching you may be wondering how to manage childcare arrangements, travel abroad, holiday activities and more.

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

Gift Aid Changes following the Spring Statement

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced at the Spring Statement that the rate of basic rate income tax in the UK will be reduced from 20% to 19% with effect from 6 April 2024. This will of course have a serious longer term impact on the charity sector and community amateur sports clubs (CASC) as Gift Aid is linked to the basic rate of income tax. 

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

The effect of financial sanctions on charity trustees

The Charity Commission for England and Wales opened an inquiry on 16 March this year into the Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG). GPG is an English registered charity set up in 2018 that operates globally to educate the public in the arts, culture and heritage of the Jewish people. One of its objectives as stated on its website is to strengthen the Jewish identity of Russian speaking Jews worldwide. GPG launched a £10m appeal for emergency

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Insights | Commercial Property

Consumer behaviour – key retail and restaurant sector trends for 2022

The pandemic forced the retail industry to quickly adapt with more high street businesses opening online, click and collect orders continuing to gain popularity and expand. Consumers became completely connected with the convenience of online sales and quick delivery regardless of the sales channel they were using. It seems that these retail trends are here to stay but as the rollout of the vaccination programme continues and our high streets

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

Wick Academy Development Fund – implications for charity trustees

OSCR recently published its inquiry report into Wick Academy Development Fund, a Scottish registered charity set up in 2002 to benefit the inhabitants of Wick and its environs. The charity had been raising funds by selling lottery tickets within the local community. This activity ceased on 28 April 2009, having raised £140,000 for the charity.

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Insights | Charities & Third Sector

Investigation into the Captain Tom Foundation

The Captain Tom Foundation, a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales has been in the headlines following the publication of the accounts for its first year of operation. They showed that despite receiving an income of £1.1m in this period, the charity only gave out grants totalling £160,000 to four charities but spent £209,433 on support costs

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