Ochresoft responds to Chancellor’s Budget: “SDLT holiday is a tale of two halves”
With the Chancellor’s budget statement today announcing a further extension to September of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, Ochresoft’s managing director, Rob Gurney provides his views on the impact this is likely to have in the property law industry: “When the SDLT holiday was first introduced, it created a rush in demand that […]
Ministers clash over probate changes
Current and former Chief Ministers have clashed over plans to change the way probate fees work in Guernsey. Currently, in Guernsey, when a person leaves a will, they pay approximately 0.35% as a fee of their estate to the ecclesiastical court, which forms part of the Church of England. However, things changed last year, with […]
