Economy & Finance

Chancellor Hammond gave an upbeat spring statement this week and the pound enjoyed some of its best levels against the euro and the dollar in six months. In his statement,

|| IRS 2017 – Expenses 1-6 The IRS tax code offers partial tax credits for housing costs within Portugal. Unusual in the international context is the fact that domestic legislation

Today presents many challenges to preserving your wealth and seeing it grow over time. Alongside economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit, we have endured years of ultra-low interest rates and an ever-changing

Is it a golden goose or a poisoned chalice? Much has been written about the changes in legislation affecting non-resident, “offshore” property holding companies and I would be the first

So, 2018 is already under way but it is still the perfect time to both review the year that has just passed and also to look ahead at what might

At the end of last week, PM Theresa May gave a speech which acknowledged that trade with the EU will become more difficult, the ECJ will continue to have a

The UK has an extremely sophisticated and large network of double tax treaties. How much do you know about what a double tax treaty is there for? And do you

Last week the pound strengthened by an average of 0.5% against the other dozen most actively-traded currencies. The main focus for sterling was Brexit, and whether the government could come

The end of last week didn’t bring much good news for sterling. UK retail sales in January were up by 0.1% from December and 1.6% more than in the same

The Chinese New Year celebrations bring to mind an old Chinese proverb that has particular relevance amidst today’s Brexit uncertainty: ‘dig the well before you are thirsty’. In other words,