Property Tax Specialists · North West England

You're Probably Leaving Money on the Table

If you're developing or investing in property in the North West, there's a good chance of it. Not through negligence — just because nobody's told you where to look.

What We Do

Specialist property tax advisory.
North West focus. No generalists.

We do complex property tax exceptionally well. We're honest when something sits outside that, and we'll point you in the right direction.

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Developer Advisory

VAT, SDLT, CGT, and structure advice for residential and commercial developers across the North West. From plot acquisition through to disposal.

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CIS Refunds

If you're a subcontractor or sole trader in construction, there's a strong chance you've overpaid tax through the CIS scheme. We get it back.

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03

Military Pension Reclaims

If you served and you're drawing your military pension, it may have been taxed incorrectly. We check, and if there's money owed to you, we claim it.

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Why Grafene

Named after the world's strongest material. Built to match.

Graphene is the strongest substance ever discovered. Extraordinary conductivity. Remarkable flexibility. That single word does a lot of work for us: it describes exactly what we aim to deliver.

We're not a generalist practice learning on the job. We're property tax specialists. The advice we give is built to last: solid positions, nothing that falls apart under scrutiny.

Our story
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Strength & Precision

Robust structures, solid positions, nothing that falls apart when HMRC comes knocking.

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Conductivity & Clarity

Complex information flows clearly. Technical positions translated into things you can act on.

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Innovation & Flexibility

Cutting-edge thinking and modern tools, grounded in technical accuracy.

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North West Roots

Based in the region. We know the market, the operators, and the projects.

What We Cover

The areas most developers get wrong.

Property tax is full of traps. Here's where we focus and where the real opportunities tend to sit.

Developer VAT

Zero-rating, reduced rates, domestic reverse charge, option to tax, DIY housebuilder schemes. The most misunderstood area in property tax, and one of the biggest.

VAT Zero-Rating

SDLT Planning

Multiple dwellings relief, linked transactions, mixed-use assessments, first-time buyer exemptions. High-value, high-impact for developers, especially on connected transactions.

SDLT Stamp Duty

CGT & Income Tax

Development profit vs capital gain. Trading vs investment. Principal Residence Relief on new builds. Structure matters enormously. Getting it wrong is expensive.

CGT Income Tax

Structure & SPVs

When to use a company, when not to. Group structures, inter-company loans, freehold/leasehold splits, finance considerations. We help you set it up right from the start.

SPV Structure

HMRC Updates

MTD rollout, tribunal decisions, new guidance. We track it so you don't have to. We translate it into plain English you can act on.

HMRC MTD

Practical Insight

Real scenarios, real numbers, real outcomes. Not generic advice. Specific observations from projects we've worked on that you can actually use.

Case Studies
How We Think

Direct. Specific. No jargon.

We don't write letters nobody reads. We tell you what matters, why it matters, and what to do about it.

"If you're buying a plot and developing it yourself, there's a good chance you're missing a VAT opportunity. Most developers we meet are leaving money on the table. Not through negligence. Just because nobody's told them."

"SDLT can catch developers out on connected transactions. If you've bought two adjacent plots separately, HMRC may aggregate them, and the bill can be significant. Worth checking before you complete."

North West Focus

"We work with developers and investors across Merseyside (Liverpool, Wirral and Southport), Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Cheshire. We know the North West market: the planning landscape, the funding environment, the active operators. That context matters when we're advising you."

Not a generalist. Not learning on the job.

We do complex property tax and advisory exceptionally well. When something sits outside that, we're honest. We'll point you in the right direction.

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What Clients Say

From people who've worked with us.

Picked up a VAT issue on our current scheme that our previous accountant had completely missed. The saving more than covered two years of fees in one conversation.
Residential Developer Greater Manchester
Clear, direct advice with no padding. They told us exactly what our SDLT exposure was, why, and what we could do about it. In language we could actually follow.
Property Investor Liverpool
Got my CIS refund sorted quickly and with no hassle. I'd been putting it off for two years. Wish I'd called sooner.
Self-Employed Subcontractor Lancashire

Worth a conversation.

Whether you're structuring a new scheme, checking an existing position, or just not sure what you should know, we're happy to talk.

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