The deadline for HMRC’s Making Tax Digital initiative is looming ever larger and agents need to start preparing themselves – and their landlords, for the changes ahead. Richard Reed reports.

Sometimes there’s no alternative but to remove a director of a company from his or her position. Legal expert Michael Budd explains how to do it.

Directorships bring with them clear legal responsibilities and not even a pandemic is reason to avoid them, says legal expert Michael Budd.

Bonuses and salaries are all very well, but if you really want to incentivise staff, you could look at an ‘EMI’ shares scheme, says legal expert, Michael Budd.

It’s wonderful to have someone believe in your business enough to invest in it, but as legal expert Michael Budd warns, you need to get the paperwork right.

Nigel Lewis wonders if the Government’s exciting initiatives in building and regulation are actually a veiled attack on the private landlord and letting agent.

Karl McCardle wonders if the Government’s climate change ambitions are about to signal the end of London’s ‘period property premium’

When it eventually comes, RoPA will demand training, but it’s not just about box-ticking, it’s about doing the job better and winning more business for the firm, says Richard Reed.