21/09/2017 Mid-sized business that are already achieving significant growth can get expert help to access the tax-related information and services they need to grow even faster through the new Growth Support Service launched by HM Revenue & Customs. Targeted specifically

1.5% commission rate fixed by estate agents cartel ruled illegal (UK). 20/09/2017 Five out of six estate agents from the Burnham-on-Sea area of Somerset, who colluded in an agreement to increase their profits by driving their minimum commission rates up

19/09/2017 A market investigation into the provision of investment consultancy and fiduciary* management services for the £1.6trillion investment fund market has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority after the Financial Conduct Authority rejected a package of ‘undertakings in

Planning to Meet Future Housing Needs (E) 19/09/2017 Local authorities in wealthier areas of England will no longer be able to dodge their obligations to build new housing stock, under proposals for a new planning system underpinned by a requirement

Landfill Tax Extended to Catch Illegal Waste Sites (E, W, NI) From 1 April 2018, rogue waste handling operators will be liable to landfill tax, under legislation introduced in Winter Finance Bill 2017 to target the well-organised, large scale operations