Author Archives: Keith Cooper

A family member of one of the industry’s biggest construction firms has accused the government of ignoring warnings over the impact of inheritance tax changes. Wates board member James Wates, who also chairs advocacy group Family Business UK (FBUK), said it lobbied HM Treasury on keeping Business Property Relief (BPR)…

Family-run construction firms are warning that planned changes to inheritance tax will have a ‘seismic’ impact on their businesses Samantha was five when her dad started his housebuilding firm from scratch about 40 years ago, in the northern town where they lived. She describes him as a workaholic who “risked…