As we embrace 2018 and resolutions are well underway, the RFR team are spreading our resolve to help our clients run smarter, more efficient and, most importantly, enjoyable construction projects! With this in mind, we are producing a mini-series of newsletters, providing advice on how to strategise for and deliver a successful project. This month’s instalment looks at mobilisation and how to set up your project ‘right’. Mobilisation -...

How hard can it be? As most London tenants will agree, finding a quality property to rent can turn into a bit of a headache. There are some good flats and houses on the London lettings market but most options are tired or compromised so the very best ones tend to get snapped up quickly or never come to the open market – not ideal for those with busy lives, particularly when they are moving from abroad or elsewhere in the UK. Why everyone’s...

A recent advisory mandate left us scratching our heads as the judge ruled that a divorcing client moving out of the family home wouldn’t receive any specific help with SDLT. You can make a case for a new set of teaspoons it would seem but when it comes to finding the huge slug of SDLT payable on the purchase of a relatively modest new home in London with room for the kids to stay, you’re on your own! On top of this, the November Budget’s...

In the wake of the Conservatives’ general election victory, we cautioned against the hyperbole of much of the London property market. At the time we wrote “transaction costs remain high, capital gains tax is now a factor for everyone and, most importantly of all, much of the current stock is relatively poor (over-priced, recycled, compromised and/or illiquid)”, warning also of the upcoming challenge posed by the “inevitable in/out European...