Our multi-disciplinary Property and Construction team provide practical, user-friendly guidance to help companies adapt to the changing world and grow their business. We do this by providing commercially focused advice drawing on our expertise that encompasses all financial reporting, budgeting and tax matters – from SDLT to VAT, from Corporation Tax to Capital Gains Tax.

Our expert team work collaboratively to deliver the best service to our clients. You will deal with one lead partner, who is able to call upon the depth of expertise in the firm, co-ordinating the services you require and ensuring that these reflect your needs and ambitions.

Some of the biggest names from across the built environment joined the Blick Rothenberg Property & Construction team for a lively, wide-ranging discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the property market in the year ahead.

Chaired by BE News editor-in-chief Liz Hamson, and hosted by Heather Powell, the carefully selected and diverse panel of industry leaders discussed a number of themes including the economic outlook, sustainability, the housing policy, and more.

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Our Property & Construction team returned from MIPIM 2023 having met contacts both new and old to discuss the latest sector updates, news, and how we can support their business.

We also hosted our first MIPIM event – a VIP ‘Drinks by the Sea’ reception in collaboration with Edwin Coe LLP. We had a fantastic turnout and as you can see from the pictures opposite, the sun was shining and the conversation (and bubbles) flowing.

If you were unable to attend MIPIM this year but wish to talk to our expert team, or attended and are keen to talk further, you can schedule a meeting or an informal chat by getting in touch.

Property Tax Update

Presentions now available to download

We recently held the first of our new Property Tax Update events at our Great Queen Street offices, hosted by Head of Property & Construction Heather Powell. Aimed at providing commercially-focused advice to help support business decisions and growth, the event also included our thoughts concerning the recent Budget announcements as well as a look ahead to what Jeremy Hunt might include in his next statement.

At the event three of our resident experts presented:

Partner and Stamp Duty expert Sean Randall explored the latest changes affecting SDLT
VAT Partner Alan Pearce discussed the pitfalls and opportunities when undertaking residential conversion
Corporate Tax Partner Neil Insull focussed on how to maximise tax deductions and reliefs

We have made the presentation slides available to download*.* A PDF reader is required

Women in Property

How to Survive MIPIM

Blick Rothenberg recently hosted The Association of Women in Property at an exclusive MIPIM 2023 event for those attending Cannes for the very first time. For those that have not been before, it's important to know what to expect when you get to MIPIM:

How important is it to plan your diary in advance?
How can you secure invites to the most relevant events?
And what should you pack?

'How to Survive MIPIM' aimed to answer those questions and more, with the experience of MIPIM veterans and their top tips to help get the most out of the conference and make it an enjoyable and rewarding trip.

You can contact Heather Powell, Head of Property & Construction at Blick Rothenberg, to find out the Ten Top Tips discussed that evening.

The wide range of opportunities and challenges facing the Property and Construction sectors can, without careful planning, result in a cash-flow crisis. Current examples of these include significant increases in labour and material costs as well as the recent change in the tax regime for residential developers - increasing the tax payable on developments, both of which reduce the capital retained in the business.

As the pandemic, Brexit and other factors continue to impact the sector, we emerge into the new world with opportunities for businesses that, with careful planning, can be taken to build their businesses.

Stamp Duty Land Tax Handbook

A Guide for Residential Conveyancers, 2nd edition

The second edition of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Handbook – A Guide for Residential Conveyancers is essential for residential property lawyers to understand better the stamp duty rules on residential property transactions in England and Northern Ireland. It will help practitioners reduce costs and protect against claims for professional negligence and damage to reputation. This clearly written handbook, with an overview at the start and a summary of filing/payment obligations at the end, has been especially written to enable residential property lawyers to filter complex matters requiring specialist tax advice from ordinary matters that do not.

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