Tax
A major infrastructure project
Advising on complex direct and indirect tax issues including, amongst other things, land remediation relief, capital allowances, SDLT and capital gains tax.
An international shipping manager
Advising on the viability and UK tax consequences of the structuring of chartering of ships in and out of the UK.
A foreign private real estate group
Tax structuring advice given to clients in relation to innovative acquisition structures and fund vehicles for acquiring significant stakes in UK REITs.
A REIT
Advising a student accommodation REIT on the tax aspects of their IPO and secondary fund raising including fulfilment of REIT conditions and entry into the REIT regime and acquisition structuring in relation to SDLT, VAT and direct tax.
Tax disputes
Advising clients on tax disputes with HMRC including in relation to loan relationships, SDLT sub-sale schemes and VAT.
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Real estate investors and developers
Forward funding
Acting for institutional investors and developers on forward funding transactions for the purchase and development of UK commercial real estate including trying to obtain a clearance from HMRC on the SDLT treatment of a transaction.
Direct and indirect real estate acquisitions
Acting for buyers and sellers of entities owing UK property including units in JPUTs, interests in limited partnerships and shares in UK and non-UK resident companies.
Structuring and restructuring of ownership of UK real estate
Structuring and restructuring of investment into UK residential and commercial property by UK and non-UK investors, corporate entities and institutional investors.
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Real estate investors and developers