Insights: Neal Todd

The General Election takes place this Thursday. With small and medium sized businesses making up the backbone of the UK economy there has been significant interest in the parties’ approach to the treatment of tax and private corporations. The latest polls show the Conservatives and Labour as the two dominant parties so we have considered […]

Thursday 12 December will see the British public travel to polling stations to cast their vote for the next general election. Tax partner Neal Todd and tax associate Gemma Grunewald outline each of the leading parties’ key tax proposals detailed in their respective manifestos. To view the tax summary, please click here. For more information, […]

The extension of capital gains tax to non-resident investors in UK real estate has made life more complicated for fund managers. Until the recent changes – which came into effect on 6 April 2019 – the optimum way to structure inward investment was pretty straightforward. Unless the fund was to set up as a REIT […]

Opco/Propco structures have long been popular in the hotel sector. IHG, Accor and Hilton are just a few of the big names who have split Propcos from Opcos. Many smaller groups have also found it to be an attractive model. There are, of course, commercial reasons why many hotel owners have put these structures in […]

On 17 January 2019 the UK and Israel signed a new protocol to the UK/Israel Double Tax Treaty (Protocol) which provides for a reduction of Israeli tax on dividends and interest, and no Israeli tax on royalties.

Fladgate is delighted that the following partners are featured in the latest edition of Chambers Global – The World’s leading Lawyers for Business. Individuals are ranked after extensive research by the Chambers team with opinions sought from clients, peers, referees and competitors. Germany Dispute Resolution (Foreign expert for Germany) Alexander Wildschütz Alexander Wildschütz of Fladgate […]

Radical changes to the taxation of UK real estate were announced in the autumn Budget. Investment into UK real estate has long had a privileged status, especially for investors based overseas. But over the last few years those tax privileges have been whittled away. Two years ago the UK extended Capital Gains Tax to individuals […]

Neal Todd, a partner at Fladgate LLP, goes over what the Great Repeal Bill could mean for direct taxation, as the UK exits the EU Whatever aspects of life the electorate thought they were bringing back under control by voting to leave the European Union in last year’s referendum, it is hard to believe that […]

Fladgate has advised Zouk Capital on the £30m investment into Green Hedge UK.  The collaboration will facilitate the development, build and operation of nationwide battery energy storage projects.  The projects will be rolled out over the next 12 months, and will primarily focus on the evolving ancillary service market.  The transaction is the second Zouk […]

Many occupiers pay their rent to offshore landlords. For decades it has made good tax planning sense for landlords – and other owners of UK real estate – to be based offshore. Holding a land interest from outside the UK has historically allowed appreciation in the value of property to escape UK tax. And whilst […]

Fladgate LLP is delighted to announce a major boost to its corporate and private capital practice with the appointment of partner and tax specialist, Neal Todd. Neal was previously a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP and Linklaters LLP. Neal is an international tax practitioner with some 30 years’ experience.  He has a particular interest […]