With over thirty years dedicated service to MHA MacIntyre Hudson, Brendan has worked with a wide range of businesses including quoted companies, as well as owner managed businesses from a large cross section of sectors.
Although an audit partner Brendan has led our Construction & Real Estate sector for many years and has built up a wealth of knowledge which he uses as the basis for strategic advice within the sector.
Brendan relishes the opportunity of helping clients to develop, and looking for the opportunities that motivate them to do so.
Brendan's aim is to understand a client's goals and help them achieve them. He believes that everyone is capable of change and the key is to create or uncover the desire to do so.
Brendan's interests outside work are golf, football (Chelsea), rugby (Saracens) and currently Pilates.
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MHA Construction Sector Survey Results: COVID-19
Our MHA team recently asked UK construction firms to take part in a survey focusing on the impact of COVID-19.
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Capital Gains Tax Planning – plan ahead for the April 2020 changes
We outline the key changes for CGT ahead of the 6 April 2020 deadline.
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Construction Opportunities
The Budget has come and gone, and we are now back to the daily debate of Brexit. However, let us not forget the Budget as there were areas of good news that need to be exploited.
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Property ownership - Offshore and onshore
There is a general presumption that property owned offshore can facilitate a low tax regime.
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Collapse of construction giants prompts new FRC framework
When the second largest UK construction company goes into liquidation 189 days after its first profit warnings the question everyone is asking, why and at what cost?
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Investment Property Appraisal
Investors in the buy to let (BTL) market have recently had significant challenges placed upon them primarily with increased tax costs (tax relief on interest paid restricted to basic rate tax).
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Does the budget add up for the construction and real estate sector
Does the budget add up for the construction and real estate sector...
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Autumn Budget: time for real action to boost construction industry
Brendan Sharkey, head of construction and real estate, outlines his Autumn Budget wish list for the construction industry
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A pitfall of having a turnover greater than £200 million
Companies with a UK total turnover of 200 million or more, based on the preceding financial year, must appoint a senior accounting officer (SAO).
The SAO is a director or officer of the company, who in the company’s reasonable opinion, has overall responsibility for the companies financial accounting arrangements.
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The construction industry: forever plagued by leadership and policy changes
The construction and housing industry: forever plagued by leadership and policy changes
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The Budget, VAT and the Construction Industry
The Spring Budget announced that HMRC will be holding a consultation on how construction industry...
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Electronic expense systems - subsistence, entertaining and staff entertaining
Electronic expense systems have a number of significant advantages over paper systems, which has...
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Watch your rates!
The figures are out! You are now able to determine the revised rateable value for your business...
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10 VAT tips for new developers
We’ve compiled a number of VAT tips for new developers below. The list is not exhaustive and as...
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Audit burden reduction: An opportunity for property developers?
An opportunity for property developers?
Changes to 
