Main home relief: Periods of absence halved to 9 months If you have lived in your property for the whole time you have owned it there is no capital gains tax due when you sell or transfer the home. This relief is called principal private residence relief (PPR). The relief is only available for the …
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Image copyright Getty Images People living with domestic abuse will be able to access safe spaces at Boots pharmacies from Friday. Those needing help can ask staff at the counter to use the consultation room, where they will be able to contact services for help and advice. Charity Hestia said it launched the scheme in …
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Seven jurors rather than the normal 12 could decide guilt or innocence in court trials as part of “radical” proposals to clear a mounting backlog of cases. The lord chief justice and the justice secretary have publicly supported the change, which was also made during the Second World War. Remote jury trials, where evidence is heard …
Thousands of high street and sole practitioner firms may shut within six months as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, alarming new research by the Law Society suggests. Cash flow pressures and lower fee income have put more than half of all the legal practices in England and Wales at risk. The finding is extrapolated …
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