Fraser Coutts & Partners

04/10/2026

Genting's warning over 13 casino closures follows Grosvenor's warming over 14 casino closures, should the UK Chancellor raise Machine Games Duty later this month in his inaugural Budget.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/03/casino-owner-warns-shut-one-in-three-sites-labour-tax/

01/10/2026

Today marks the formal announcement of our business award from the BUILD Real Estate and Property Awards 2026

>Best Real Estate Private Client Advisor & Broker 2026 - Southern England

https://www.build-review.com/hall-of-fame/real-estate-property-awards-2026/

To hear more about us and for further information on our client services feel free to drop us a line. Direct introductions, referrals or recommendations to Principal Clients wanting to buy/sell or invest/source finance in the real assets space are always welcome.

Please note that we only work with directly retained clients, who are subject to our 3-step process of: a) client onboarding, b) full project information/detailed search requirements and c) signed mandate including non-refundable appointment fee.

Fraser is also able to work with select corporate clients as a Board Advisor, Consultant or Non-Executive Director in the UK, Europe and Internationally.

Fraser Coutts – Real Estate Broking – Economic & Business Advisory – Private Asset Broking

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30/09/2026

Rising energy and fuel prices are set to get that much worse. UK's largest refinery closing for 10 weeks with diesel already >£2 per litre and the household energy price cap rising another 4% (adjusting for new 0% VAT on electricity bills).
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/09/30/diesel-prices-higher-than-2-a-litre-for-first-time

30/09/2026

PM Burnham's downgrade to pensions triple-lock to double-lock will provide longer-term savings. But not enough to fulfil his social care ambitions for the next parliament....yet another hefty tax bill in the post.

Andy Burnham has admitted there may be a “shortfall” in his ambitious plans to fund a new national care service

28/09/2026

Revolut and other small banks lobbying the Chancellor to raise the UK bank surcharge threshold to £500m from £100m makes a rise in the surcharge from 3% almost a given. Doing both, he could then argue he's pro-economic growth and still raise revenue.

Revolut, Monzo and Shawbrook are among the lenders demanding John Healey increase the profit threshold at which the corporation tax surcharge kicks in to £500m, in a letter obtained exclusively by Sky News.

27/09/2026

At end-July I warned about £20bn+ of tax rises in Healey's October Budget. Since then borrowing has overshot by £8.1bn and debt interest has surged eating into the £24bn 'headroom' against the fiscal rules. To retain this headroom and spending pledges taxes will have to rise.

21/09/2026

Been a long-time coming but finally the Conservatives have U-turned on Rishi's 2021 abolition of the in-store VAT concession for overseas visitors. The so-called 'tourist tax' resulted in millions of lost visitors and billions in lost economic activity.

Top UK business leaders have welcomed Tory plans to bring back tax-free shopping for overseas visitors if they reenter government

21/09/2026

The Fabian Society reports just 160 apprenticeships in 8 months - well short of the UK government's 30,000 target. Killing jobs by taking £25bn from employers then failing to kick-start apprenticeships to help create some new jobs is doubly incompetent.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/21/apprenticeship-starts-labour-scheme-skills-revolution?

Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliament

21/09/2026

Returning to the 'Mansion Tax' theme, uncertainty from its implementation, the threat of another property capital gains tax raid at October's Budget and scrapped non-dom regime are pushing wealthy buyers to rent - as evidenced but surging rents.
https://www.cityam.com/property-tax-uncertainty-causes-london-luxury-rents-to-soar

Uncertainty over property taxes is contributing to huge increases in the cost of renting a luxury home in London.

21/09/2026

We warned about Labour's 'Mansion Tax' on £2m+ properties knocking £50-150k+ off values. Lowering the starting threshold to £1.5m at next month's Budget would see more properties shouldering a capital value loss of £50K+ especially in London & South East

The government is considering lowering the mansion tax threshold to properties worth over £1.5m as Healey looks to lower his headroon