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Leaving London Isn’t Enough: The Hidden Tax Risk After the Non-Dom Changes

For years, London has been one of the world’s most magnetic cities for global talent — a place where careers are built, businesses are launched, and international lives take shape.

But in 2025, that relationship is shifting.

With the UK’s non-dom regime being phased out, many high-earning professionals, founders, and investors are reconsidering their long-term plans. Some are relocating to Dubai. Others are exploring Europe or the United States. For many, the decision feels decisive — a clear break from the UK tax system.

Except, in practice, it often isn’t....

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Foot Anstey welcomes 13 new trainees to its ranks

Foot Anstey LLP has welcomed 13 new trainees based across three of its locations.

Billy Blackall, James Collard, Ffion Davies, Greg Humphries, Ben Kay, Clara Pike-Siew and Oliver Toomey will be based from the firm's Bristol office; Jake Christopherson, Lauren Donnison, Chloe-Ann Roberts, Prem Shah and Giles Tidy will join the team in its Exeter office, while the Southampton office will welcome Sioned Harries.

The trainee programme at Foot Anstey is designed to help young lawyers achieve their ambitions and become the very best in their chosen field of law. The trainees will...

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South West Business Council to host world-class environmental leaders for Natural Capital conference in Devon

Authored by Program
Posted: Thu, 08/25/2022 - 3:42pm

The South West Business Council (SWBC) has announced that they will be joined by world-leading environmental experts, top university wildlife academics, members of the House of Lords and the Crown Estate, as well as delegates honoured by the Queen, for their upcoming Quarterly Conference this September in Devon.

The event, which is set to take place on Wednesday September 7 2022 at Petroc College in Barnstaple, is being held in conjunction with the North Devon Biosphere Foundation and in partnership with co-sponsors Nutri-San and Petroc.

An esteemed lineup of keynote...

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Why are British Youth Drinking Less Alcohol?

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Wed, 08/24/2022 - 8:09pm

Over the past 15 years or so, a trend has emerged showing that young people in the UK are drinking less alcohol. Considerably less, in fact. While the amount of alcohol consumed per person in the UK reached a peak in the mid-2000s, it has been dropping overall ever since. Young people seem to be at the forefront of this decline in the UK’s drinking.

Teenagers and young people in the 18-24 age bracket are not only consuming less alcohol, but their drinking habits also appear to have changed. They are less likely to drink to excess, and complete abstinence – going teetotal – has...

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A rescue dog who became a Ministry of Defence Police dog is ‘lucky to be alive’ after collapsing at home

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Wed, 08/17/2022 - 10:18pm

Twelve-year-old German Shepherd Kaiser was rushed to the vets by his worried owners after he collapsed in June at his home in Berkshire.

Rescue dog Kaiser was 10-months-old when he was found straying in Plymouth, Devon. Staff at the rescue centre who took him in contacted the Ministry of Defence where he was paired with police dog handler, Ian Brake.

They patrolled an atomic weapons base in Berkshire for five years and, away from work, Kaiser lived with Ian and his wife, Heather, at their home. When he fell down a hole and broke his leg during a night shift in 2016 he...

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Air Marketing Announces Roots To Market Merge

Exeter based outsourced sales agency, Air Marketing , and sister company, outsourced marketing agency, Roots to Market , are officially merging to create a full stack sales and marketing agency. Combining forces, they’ll deliver exceptional services in the UK and internationally for some of the world’s leading brands.

Air Marketing began life in 2016, started by Founder & CEO, Owen Richards , who saw a gap in the market for professional, elite outsourced sales services. He built a team of likeminded and talented individuals who shared his passion for sales.

In 2018,...

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Foot Anstey acts for QIB-UK on property refinancing deal

Foot Anstey LLP has advised QIB-UK, the Shariah-compliant London-based private bank, on a senior Murabaha facility to refinance a commercial property asset.

The transaction helped enable the refinance of a commercial property asset occupied by Travelodge Hotels Limited, which operates as the 84-bedroom Travelodge London Clapham Junction hotel.

The Foot Anstey Islamic Finance team that worked on the deal included Lingxi Wang (Managing Associate) and Leena Payyappilly (Associate). The team worked in conjunction with QIB-UK to smoothly deliver the transaction and help provide...

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Heart of the South West LEP award £2m in funding for digital skills and business support

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2022 - 11:36pm

The Heart of the South West LEP have today announced that they have awarded funding for two new programmes providing digital skills and digital business support in the Heart of the South West region.

The Digital Skills Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council, and the Digital Skills Utilisation Programme will be delivered through Devon County Council and the Heart of the South West Growth Hub. Both programmes are due to run until March 2025 across Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.

The Digital Skills Programme has three strands:

  • Working with
    • ...
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Venus Co. founder lovingthebeach

Award winning Devon hospitality company announces it's the end of an era for their Venus operation at Blackpool Sands

Internationally multi-award-winning hospitality business, The Venus Company (loving the beach®) with four stunning beach café locations across South-Devon, announces from January 2023,

The Venus beach cafe business at Blackpool Sands will close for good, as commercial terms to continue could not be agreed to mutual advantage.

A well-respected and renowned environmental champion, Venus operates its beach café business across glorious Devon all year-round including Bigbury-on-Sea located opposite the iconic Burgh Island, and recently acquired dog-friendly Broadsands in...

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What to do (and not do) with your new electric scooter

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2022 - 6:12am

Have you just bought an electric scooter and want to learn more about it? Here, you will find out everything you need about your new vehicle!

The two-wheeled electric scooter has an electric motor that is driven by a set of batteries. Additionally, it has a little box in the scooter's rear called an electronic controller that ensures the management and operation of the device.

With the exception of the different technology that powers it, the performance of an electric scooter is the same as that of a traditional petrol scooter, but it also comes with several benefits...

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Industry sector focus helps Foot Anstey post £53.5m turnover and 8% growth and firm announces Ali Allan from PwC as its new CFOO

Foot Anstey, the national law firm with locations across the south and south-west of England, continued its story of organic growth as it announced turnover for the 2021-22 financial year of £53.5m – an increase of 8% on the previous year. This is the first time the firm has achieved an annual turnover of more than £50m.

The firm's industry sector strategy continued to bear fruit with sector turnover similarly up 8% on the previous year. In particular, this increase was driven by impressive performances by Foot Anstey's Energy & Infrastructure sector (up 22%), its Islamic...

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