SRB to become Dementia Friends Members of the Private Client Department at Stone Rowe Brewer LLP have recently completed training to become a Dementia Friend. This is an initiative by the Public Health England and the Alzheimer’s Society to give people an understanding of dementia and to learn things that make a difference to people [...]

Child Maintenance Application Fees. The Minister for Pensions, Steve Webb MP, this week announced the introduction of charges for people applying to the Child Maintenance Service. Information on the implementation of other changes, including the introduction of collection charges, is also now available. In brief: All new applicants to the Child Maintenance Service from 30 June [...]

'Sin Tax' Revenue Set To Outstrip Inheritance & Stamp Duty. The front page of The Daily Telegraph today claims that an analysis of Treasury projections shows that revenue collected by the Government through Inheritance Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax will exceed that collected through taxes on alcohol and cigarettes by the end of 2016. [...]

Success For SRB's London to Brighton Riders. The Fulwell Flyers left Clapham Common at 6:30am and were all safely in Brighton by 11am. The Team were held up 10 miles in when there was a crash on the course which prompted an approximate 30 minute wait. Once the team got going again they were flying [...]

Child Maintenance Service warns parents of new fees The Department for Work and Pensions has started writing to parents who pay and receive child maintenance payments through the Child Support Agency (CSA), warning them that fees will be introduced later in the year for those continuing to use the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), the agency [...]

Updated Regulations Affecting Consumer Contracts New regulations coming into force on 13 June 2014 will change the way many businesses enter contracts with their clients. In many cases, businesses will have to update their standard terms and conditions and other pre-contract documentation. If they do not, they will risk being unable to recover payment for [...]

Considing Your Digital Legacy. The Law Society has issued a statement concerning a Digital Legacy, in which it urges people to leave clear instructions about what should happen to their social media, digital photographs, computer games and on-line bank accounts after their death. Having a list of all your online accounts, such as email, banking, [...]

New Capital Gains Tax rules will hit buy-to-let investors Buy-to-let investors, or those owners with more than one property, face an increase in capital gains tax (CGT) exposure from April 2014 as 'relief' is reduced from three years to just 18 months. Generally, there is no CGT to pay on the sale of your main [...]

What is Conscious Uncoupling? The term Conscious Uncoupling has come to the attention of the world this week following the announcement that Cold Play front man, Chris Martin, and actress, Gwyneth Paltrow, plan to separate. Admittedly the terminology may be regarded as rather “Californian” for us here in the UK, however, Stone Rowe Brewer LLP’s [...]

Spring clean your investment strategy The Budget was full of some unexpected good news for pensioners and savers, as Stone Rowe Brewer LLP Partner Pauline Lawson explains. "Whilst we await the details of the new rules on accessing pension savings, each of us can increase our investment in ISA's from £11,800 to £15,000 from 1st [...]