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Check-out time looms for FHL tax regime

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.

Tax Investigation Protection Service

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.

Webinar – Bank of England update from the Deputy Agent for Scotland

4 March 2025

National Apprenticeship Week

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

Global Market Commentary – January 2025

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...

Funds raised for the Great North Air Ambulance Service

On Monday 14 January 2025 we welcomed Kate Barker from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to our…

Online card payment processing operational

Our online card payment function is now fully operational again.

Successful Autumn Rural Seminars

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

Winter Newsletter 2024

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...

Christmas and New Year Office Hours

Our Festive Opening Hours for our Offices are detailed below -

Payroll Changes

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

Another U-Turn On Double Cab Pick-ups

As you may be aware, in February 2024 HMRC proposed a change in relation to the tax treatment of double cab pick-ups for both capital allowances and benefit in kind (BIK) purposes. They then quickly changed their mind around a week later and decided not to implement the changes. However, following the most recent Budget the Government have again decided these changes should be put in place.