Spear's Salon
Strong Opinion from our Stable of Star Turns
Anthony Haden-Guest
Bad publicity
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen in the Really Annoying Phrases series: Bad publicity.
Really Annoying Phrases
The second cartoon in Anthony's new series: we want to hear your really annoying phrases too.
People Will Talk: Get Paid
Following Anthony's hit cartoon, Bear With Me, here is his next People Will Talk, real words, really overheard.
The author, elated
The author, elated, at Farah Damji's book launch. The photograph was taken by Anna Cohen.
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?
A
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.
Spear's Wire
- UK signs double taxation agreement with Liechtenstein, extends Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility
- WBrief: UBS wealth management inflows, profits up in 2011
- S&P: European Round-up
- Spear's Submission to the Government on Protecting Britain's Heritage
- STel: 101 Tory MPs protest to No 10 about wind turbines
The Hedgehog
Spear's Spiky Undercover Agent Dishes the Gossip
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