Have our lodgers left us liable for capital gains tax now we want to sell?

My girlfriend and I purchased our house in North London eight years ago.  It has four bedrooms and, since owning it, we rented out the other three rooms to friends and lodgers to help pay the mortgage.  We paid £300,000 for the house and have been told by an estate agent we could potentially sell … Read more

Would my estate agent be liable for a burglarly after it left my flat door open?

My estate agent left my flat door open for six hours while I was out: If I’d been burgled, who would have been liable? An estate agent accidentally left the flat door open after doing an inspection  Luckily, nothing was taken and it was left as it was for 6 hours  However, if something had … Read more

Will Boris Johnson’s ‘Generation Buy’ pledge leave the taxpayer liable for £44BILLION?

Will Boris Johnson’s ‘Generation Buy’ pledge leave the taxpayer liable for £44BILLION? Plan to help two million people onto the housing ladder could see Government underwriting chunk of mortgage cost in ‘state guarantee’ PM pledged to help millions on to housing ladder in conference speech  He said he wanted to help first-time buyers get 95% mortagages  … Read more

New law would hold Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit items sold by third-party retailers

New bill would hold Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit items sold by third-party retailers, with a special focus on items that threaten public safety, including baby formula, batteries, car seats, and makeup A new bill introduced in the US House aims to combat counterfeit products The bill, called The Shop Safe Act of 2020, … Read more