Why a ban on Local Lodging wouldn’t work || Part 1 – Pros and Cons
The recent ban on short-term letting in Berlin falls on owners who use peer-to-peer services such as Airbnb and its competitors to advertise their holiday lets to tourists. The German
EUR weekly update
Sterling felt the weight of several EU referendum opinion polls released over the weekend: both indicating the Leave campaign has nudged into the lead ahead of the 23 June vote.
EUR weekly update
The single currency regained ground on sterling this week thanks to some rare pro-Brexit sentiment in the UK, but felt the weight of interest rate announcements in the US. Last
Looking after your pension starts with avoiding the scammers
Today, more than ever, there is a range of choice when it comes to what you can do with your pension. An unwelcome side-effect of this freedom is an increasing
Pay the right taxes in the right country
If you have recently moved or are moving to Portugal, tax planning should be a key part of your arrangements. Without a personalised, effective strategy you could easily end up
EUR weekly
It was more of the same for the euro. Despite some reasonably brisk €Z economic data it failed to shine, principally because investors’ attention was elsewhere. That is not to
INCOME FROM ROYALTIES: also in Category B || Part 7
Royalties – the temporary or permanent transfer of intellectual or industrial rights – are considered to be part of Category B (independent business activities) when made by the originator, or
EUR weekly
The European single currency had a torrid week having traded close to $1.14 against the US dollar at one point, only to drop back down below recent support levels of
Government windfall a timely reminder to check your estate
HM Revenue & Customs has benefitted from a record £4.6 billion inheritance tax collection for the 2015/16 tax year. That was an increase of 21.6% – more than a fifth
To Brexit or not to Brexit, that is the question
400 years of Shakespeare and we are still pondering over the question! I recently returned from London, more specifically the City of London, and was rather surprised to find that

