Leaders & Columnists
Double Dipping
So where are we now? The evidence all points to a double-dip around the turn of the year
Consensual Text
There is a lot to recommend this sort of culture in politics — the consensual, popular one, rather than the tyrannical, myopic one
Continental Shift
As Spear’s documents in our Africa special, there is a vital wave sweeping across Africa
Pass That Joint
Nick Foulkes on the gentlemanly joys to be had with a luscious pair of finely formed cufflinks
Dottore Death
Wanna get someone whacked in Sicily? Easy. Just send them to a local GP, says Andrei Navrozov
Raising the Standard
Standard & Poor’s Tony Angel acknowledges the recent failure of his own and other rating agencies, but sticks up for their inherent usefulness
Expert Election Analysis
The top family offices, wealth managers and accountants have sent us their reaction to the General Election result: what do they think a hung parliament or a coalition government will mean for HNWs and the markets?
Cure Britain of Gordon Brown!
Gordon Brown is akin to a disease. For 13 years, he has eaten away at the UK’s finances. Today is the first chance in 4,753 days that the patient – the British public – has had to seek treatment.
In a Bond Bind
How will a Lib-Lab coalition government affect the UK's chances of funding all its debt? Freddy Barker investigates
Promises, Promises
Spear's has read the manifestos so you don't have to; the picture for high-net-worths is not pretty.
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
Q
Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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