Plain-English commentary from our solicitors on the legal issues our clients ask about most, including our widely read guides to de-enveloping UK residential property held in overseas companies.
How documents for use abroad can be notarised and apostilled electronically: remote appearance by video, e-Apostilles from the FCDO, which documents must still go on paper, and checking acceptance first.
Read articleBy Arun Janaka
Parliament voted to abolish marriage value in 2024, yet leaseholders with 80 years or less still pay it. Why the reforms have stalled, what has to happen next, and whether to wait or act now.
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Selling your business in England and Wales: preparing for sale, heads of terms, due diligence, share sale v asset sale, Business Asset Disposal Relief, earn-outs, TUPE and restrictive covenants.
Read articleBy Alan Zeffertt
How an overseas company can sell UK residential property without delays or penalties: corporate documents, the Register of Overseas Entities, AML checks, Corporation Tax, ATED and completing remotely.
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A 2026 guide for international owners on transferring UK residential property out of an overseas company: ATED, Corporation Tax, Inheritance Tax, SDLT, the Register of Overseas Entities and the two routes.
Read articleBy Alan Zeffertt
How our notaries help clubs, agents and players with powers of attorney, foreign bank accounts, image rights companies, transfers and registrations abroad, including apostille and consular legalisation.
Read articleBy Arun Janaka
Does an overseas company pay SDLT on a distribution in specie of UK residential property? How mortgages and shareholder loans are treated, the two routes, and Land Registry requirements.
Read articleBy Alan Zeffertt
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