In Focus: Tax  

What's driving investment into VCTs post-Covid?

"It is a limited field and a specialist field - and if you want the biggest possible choice, you need to be alert throughout the tax year, as offers can be snapped up quickly", he told FTAdviser.

He pointed out to one offer from Amati VCT which sold out within 90 minutes, but stressed the importance of doing due diligence on the VCT and the managers. 

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Britton also talked on the challenges of Brexit, whereby VCT managers have sought to show they are well-placed to help bolster the UK's entrepreneurs and help support business.

"It just works particularly well", he says of the model, "It joins up private investors with excess savings with businesses in a direct way."

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