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Tips for first-time landlords – finding your property

There are several reasons why people decide to become a landlord, whether this is an investment decision or based on personal circumstances, the UK property rental sector is an attractive prospect and can achieve a higher return on investment than traditional savings.

9 Mar 2022

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Tips for first-time landlords – finding your property - news article image

Tips for first-time landlords – finding your property

There are several reasons why people decide to become a landlord, whether this is an investment decision or based on personal circumstances, the UK property rental sector is an attractive prospect and can achieve a higher return on investment than traditional savings.

9 Mar 2022

57 is the new 55 - news article image

57 is the new 55

Despite everything that has been happening over the last couple of years, I think most people are aware that the Government has put in place a gradual increase in the State Pension Age from 65 to 67 for those born after 1960, which is due to be completed by 2028. This is then due to be followed by an increase to 68 for those reaching that age between 2044 and 2046.

3 Mar 2022

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) - news article image

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED)

ATED is an annual tax payable mainly by companies and partnerships with a corporate member that own UK residential property, which started to apply from 01 April 2013. It applies to properties valued in excess of £500,000 from 01 April 2016 onwards.

2 Mar 2022

Why make a Financial Plan? - news article image

Why make a Financial Plan?

Money can be a great source of angst and anxiety for people – some have “too much” and tax is seen as a problem; whilst others have too little and just living their lives is a constant battle; many just don’t know where they are with their money.

2 Mar 2022

Shaw Gibbs announce the promotion of two Associate Directors - news article image

Shaw Gibbs announce the promotion of two Associate Directors

Shaw Gibbs are proud to announce the promotion of Emily Hillier and Fran Kidd to the role of Associate Director. From the 1 February, Emily became Associate Director, Personal Tax whilst Fran is now Associate Director, Clients & Markets.

1 Mar 2022

Changes to Director dividends - news article image

Changes to Director dividends

Director shareholders who operate their own limited companies often utilise dividends to reduce their income tax and national insurance liabilities; many such individuals will remunerate themselves with a small salary to utilise their personal allowance and then additional amounts are drawn as dividends.

28 Feb 2022

Shaw Gibbs employ Kickstart Assistant as part of Government scheme - news article image

Shaw Gibbs employ Kickstart Assistant as part of Government scheme

Shaw Gibbs Client and Markets team have hired a new Administrative Assistant as part of the Governments Kickstart Scheme, an initiative which is designed to help people aged 16-24 into employment.

7 Feb 2022

£5k of Govt funding for accounting software - news article image

£5k of Govt funding for accounting software

Entrepreneurial businesses can access up to £5k in Government funding to help to fund the adoption of accounting software through the Help to Grow: Digital scheme.

1 Feb 2022

Shaw Gibbs launch flexible public holiday policy - news article image

Shaw Gibbs launch flexible public holiday policy

The policy, which was announced internally on the 27 January has been put in place to recognise that not everyone’s heritage, beliefs and lifestyle match the traditional bank holiday dates in England.

31 Jan 2022

Probate fees increase from 26 January 2022 - news article image

Probate fees increase from 26 January 2022

From 26 January 2022, probate application fees in England and Wales will increase to £273 for both professionals and individuals.

18 Jan 2022

Covid clauses not cutting the mustard - news article image

Covid clauses not cutting the mustard

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, England we placed into what can only be called a non-official lockdown. It was a lockdown in all but name, and left many industries, but primarily the hospitality industry, with countless cancellations yet without additional financial support.

17 Jan 2022

Shaw Gibbs team up with The Money Consultancy to offer Employee Mortgage Advice - news article image

Shaw Gibbs team up with The Money Consultancy to offer Employee Mortgage Advice

At the tail end of 2021 Mary West from the Money Consultancy came into our Oxford office, offering Employee Mortgage advice for all employees.

10 Jan 2022

Shaw Gibbs celebrates DFK's 60th Anniversary - news article image

Shaw Gibbs celebrates DFK's 60th Anniversary

Shaw Gibbs is celebrating global independent accountancy association DFK international’s 60th anniversary.

5 Jan 2022

Chancellor announces a 1bn bailout for businesses hit by Omicron - news article image

Chancellor announces a 1bn bailout for businesses hit by Omicron

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has today announced a further £1bn of funding for businesses affected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

21 Dec 2021

Shaw Gibbs launch employee recognition programme. - news article image

Shaw Gibbs launch employee recognition programme.

Shaw Gibbs have launched an employee recognition programme in order to honour contributions to the firm over the last 18 months.

14 Dec 2021

Launch of the Oxfordshire Business Awards - news article image

Launch of the Oxfordshire Business Awards

A number of Oxfordshire entrepreneurs and business owners attended the launch of the 2022 Oxfordshire Business Awards on Thursday 2 December at the Sadler Building, Oxford Science Park.

9 Dec 2021

Green Grow the Coupons, O - news article image

Green Grow the Coupons, O

With the UK Government, COP26 hosts, looking at net carbon targets, renewables sustainability and infrastructure projects and ways to fund this without necessarily increasing direct or indirect taxation, much has been made of the issuance of Green Gilts to institutional buyers and a National Savings Green Bond available to the person in the street.

30 Nov 2021

Salary sacrifice for low emission cars - news article image

Salary sacrifice for low emission cars

It is not very often that we see an opportunity for both employee and employer to benefit from a small relaxation in the tax rules but the rules surrounding salary sacrifice for ultra-low emission cars offer exactly that.

25 Nov 2021

What our clients say

  • I have been a client of Shaw Gibbs since the 1960's and have always found a professional but friendly response from the partners or staff

    I have been a client of Shaw Gibbs since the 1960's and have always found a professional but friendly response from the partners or staff

    Richard Preston

  • Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!

    Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!

    Oege de Moor - CEO, Semmle

  • Experience, expertise and support was not only invaluable from a financing perspective, but also in assisting us to determine the future strategy.

    Experience, expertise and support was not only invaluable from a financing perspective, but also in assisting us to determine the future strategy.

    Charles Parry – John Parry Estates Ltd

  • Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost

    Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost

    OATS Limited

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