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The Autumn Budget 2025 is set to be one of the most closely watched for the UK property sector in years. With refinancing pressures building, valuations softening and development viability already under strain, even modest tax adjustments could reshape market behaviour. What the Market Is Expecting? SDLT Reform Speculation includes…

Maximising Recoveries in Distressed Lending Portfolios

A crucial deadline is fast approaching for business owners and accountants: from 6 April 2025, the tax rate on qualifying gains under Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) will rise from 10% to 14% . Further increases are set to follow, with the rate increasing to 18% in 2026. This is your…

The Atherton scheme, which promises struggling directors a way out of financial distress, is not just a loophole — it’s a dangerous manipulation of insolvency laws that allows directors to walk away from debts while potentially leaving creditors with nothing. Despite government crackdowns and the mounting evidence of its harmful…

We keep hearing the same story: “Great project, strong GDV, solid demand… but we’ve run out of cash.” In property development, the wreckage rarely lies in the vision. It lies in the gaps between milestones—in the cash flow trenches, not the master plan. The Myth of the Endgame Too many…