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Further to our article in December 2024 and with the tax regime for furnished holiday lettings ending in April 2025, there are practical issues that affected property owners need to know about.

2025 has been a mixed year, so far. The winners of 2023 and 2024 are not currently faring so well, with US stocks lagging behind Europe and the UK as the “Magnificent 7” technology companies decline in value.

It is widely anticipated that HMRC enquiry levels will start to increase in the coming months as the new Government continue to face budgetary pressures.  Therefore, if you do not currently have cover, we suggest you give this service some consideration.

4 March 2025

National Apprenticeship Week 10-16 February 2025 This week is National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2025 and we caught up with Richard Ayre…

A Rollercoaster Start to the Year -
2025 has begun with the market’s focus flipping between different topics at a lightning pace. Firstly, government bond yields spiked higher and created alarm about budget deficits. However, lower inflation data made those fears subside and led to a strong rally...

Our online card payment function is now fully operational again.

We are at a point in time where US stocks are dominating all others, in terms of both their outright size and the strength of their returns. In 2024, the MSCI USA index gained 24.6%, almost double the 12.4% return achieved by the rest of the world (MSCI World ex-USA). However, 2025 does bring a mixed outlook for unemployment and inflation, in the US and elsewhere, therefore it will be interesting to see if investment returns can remain so strong in the coming year.

Greaves West & Ayre recently held two successful and well-attended Port Budget Rural Seminars.

In this Winter edition of our newsletter, we cover updates to Inheritance Tax and Employers NICs following the Budget in late October. We also include End of Year Tax Planning and changes to the Furnished Holiday Let Regime and Double Cab Pick-ups.

In addition, there is our usual updates on what we have supported in the local area, who's new at GWA and much more...

Our Festive Opening Hours for our Offices are detailed below -

Attention! An important change in legislation will be taking affect in April 2026 which will affect payroll processes.