About the speakers

Alison Conley, Head of Retail & Consumer, Corporate and International Tax Partner, MHA MacIntyre Hudson
Alison has been a Tax Partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson since 2016. After training with a big four firm of accountants, Alison specialised in international tax before being made a partner with BDO, going on to lead its Southern region tax team. She returned to the big four as a partner before becoming a director of a specialist tax and business advisory firm focussing on entrepreneurial clients. Over her career, Alison has advised corporate clients of all sizes across many business sectors, but she has particularly strong experience in the retail space. Alison has also been involved in multiple transactions and deals, where her focus is on ensuring that the tax strategy matches the needs of the company and its shareholders. Alison works closely with the corporate finance teams, and with international clients requiring cross-border tax advice.

Steve Tebbutt, Tax Director, MHA MacIntyre Hudson
Steve joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson in 2007 and became Tax Director in 2017. Steve is comfortable advising clients of all sizes on corporate and personal tax matters, with his main focus being owner managed businesses with whom he works to provide bespoke tax planning solutions. In particular, Steve’s expertise covers mergers & demergers, acquisitions & MBOs, exit & remuneration planning. Steve has clients in a number of industries but some of his largest clients are in the construction and real estate industry where he has developed great experience.


Ros Rowe, Subject Matter Expert, ICAEW Construction & Real Estate Community
Ros is a chartered accountant and a Non-Executive director of a housing association. Formerly a Tax Partner at PwC, she has advised construction companies on complex projects including regeneration (King’s Cross and London’s Docklands); PPP/PFI joint ventures for student accommodation and mixed-use developments. As an adviser to many Real Estate Investment Trusts, she worked closely with the government to increase the supply of housing for rent together with initiating a framework of tax incentives to regenerate brownfield sites.

Clive Curd, Director, Veritas Advisory
Clive specialises in property tax incentives and currently acts for property investors and corporate clients on all types of assets from a £100k doctors’ surgery to a £800m mixed use town centre development comprising a Hotel, BTR, and shopping centre. With over 25 years of experience, Clive has successfully claimed capital allowances on thousands of beds, student, care facilities, hotels and build to rent and has been involved with HMRC and the Valuation Office Agency on the definition of a dwelling specific to this sector and how this is applied. His extensive experience negotiating with HMRC and understanding claims and their scrutiny is key to maximising the benefit on behalf of clients. Clive is currently partnering with Brunel University with the help of government funding Innovate UK, to develop an AI and machine learning software that can be used to improve the efficiency of capital allowances claims, solving the problem of inconsistent and varied data sources used to analyse development costs. Clive is a Chartered Surveyor and participates in Charing interview panels for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Assessment of Professional Competence in taxation allowances. Outside the office Clive rows competitively.