Tax & Regulation
UK compensation scheme warns of Russian scam
UK consumers have been warned to avoid a Russian website claiming to be a subsidiary of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Latest news | 31 Oct 17
Secure expat rights now, says top immigration lawyer
Expats should “bag” all the UK/EU rights available to them before the end of the current two-year Brexit negotiations, according to a senior immigration lawyer.
Investment | 30 Oct 17
Hammond’s budget surplus dream in tatters after IFS kick
Philip Hammond needs to admit his promise to eradicate the UK’s budget deficit by the mid-2020s is “no longer sensible”, a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.
Expats reprieved on Portuguese pension tax
A widely speculated 10% tax on expat pensions transferred to Portugal has been left out of the country’s 2018 budget, but this does not mean the rule change is not coming, experts warn.
Guernsey set to cut tax on mansions over £1.5m
Guernsey looks set to make itself more attractive to high net worth expats with the adoption of a tax cut on open market property worth at least £1.5m ($1.98m €1.7m).