Have you considered selling your business in a way which is not only tax efficient but which can reward and incentivise your employees at the same time? A sale of your shares to an Employee Read more…
Author: Dan Simpkin
UK GDPR – Where Are We Now?
Remember back in 2018 when all anyone talked about was the looming enactment date of the GDPR, and the 25 May deadline was etched in your brain for months? Now, this seems like a distant Read more…
Help to Buy: Exploring the Differences between the Current and New Equity Loan Scheme
The Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme, an initiative designed to better enable buyers to raise funds for a new residential property purchase, was first announced by the UK Government in the March 2013 Budget. Read more…
How Are the Off-Payroll Working Rules Changing in 2021?
On 6 April 2021 significant changes to the government’s IR35 regime will come into effect. The IR35, also known as the off-payroll working rules (the “Rules”), govern the national insurance contributions (NIC) and income tax contributions of Read more…
Lawrence Stephens Completes £32 Million Property Refinance
We are delighted to announce that Lawrence Stephens has successfully acted for a long-term valued client to complete a £32 million property refinance against an Outer London mixed-use property. The 32 million-pound refinance was secured Read more…
The Cladding Crisis and the UK Government’s Five-Point Plan: A Drop in the Ocean?
Almost four years following the Grenfell Tower tragedy on 14 June 2017, the UK Government has finally announced a plan to tackle unsafe cladding in residential buildings across the UK. The obvious question is why has it Read more…
Lawrence Stephens Completes Inaugural Case for Recognise Bank
We are pleased to announce that Lawrence Stephens has completed its first deal on behalf of Recognise Bank, a recently established digital bank that specialises in SME finance. Acting for the new bank, Senior Director, Gregory Palos, Read more…
LIBOR Living on Borrowed Time: The Transition from LIBOR to SONIA
2021 will be the last year we see the LIBOR rate used in the global financial markets as we transition to the SONIA rate. But what does this mean for the syndicated and bilateral loan Read more…