Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...
Budget 2020: Non-UK residents to face 2% SDLT surcharge from April 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed a new property levy for foreign buyers, alongside a huge infrastructure spending plan and a suite of measures to ease the impact of the Coronavirus epidemic.
Budget 2017: Prime resi industry reactions
What the residential property industry thinks about abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers, the empty homes levy, housebuilding targets, & more
Most read
Buyer exchanges on £70mn London property in pre-Budget mega-deal
What jitters? Agency ties up one of the largest super-prime sales of 2024, just days before the biggest fiscal event in years.
‘Not the pre-Halloween horror show we had braced ourselves for’: Property industry reactions to the Autumn Budget 2024
Featuring insights from: Dominic Agace, Tim Bannister, PC Chawla, Lucian Cook, Becky Fatemi, Guy Gittins, Mark Harris, Nina Harrison, Adam Jennings, Trevor Kearney, Nick Leeming, Roarie Scarisbrick, Nicky…
£30mn ‘masterpiece’ sold in west London
10,000-plus sq ft freehold townhouse on the banks of Regent's Canal is one of Little Venice's finest.
Survey: The prime resi sector’s hopes & fears for this week’s Labour Budget
Changes to Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty & non-dom status are causing concern amongst PrimeResi's panel of business leaders ahead of Wednesday's Autumn Statement.
‘This Budget raises taxes by £40bn’: Reeves targets second homes, inheritance, capital gains & non-doms
Stamp Duty on additional homes is going up from tomorrow, but there's no change to CGT on residential property.
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2024 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's legal & tax experts talk us through the key points & policies announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - including significant changes to Stamp Duty & Inheritance Tax.
Talking Heads: What property industry leaders fear most from the Autumn Statement 2024
Of the tax and housing proposals floated by the Chancellor ahead of this week's Budget event, which do you think would have the biggest impact on the prime property market and why?
Talking Heads: Property industry leaders’ Autumn Statement wish lists
What announcements would you most like to see in this week's Budget event, that would benefit the UK housing market?
Foxtons buys two commuter-town estate agencies
The acquisitions expand Foxtons Group's network into 'new complementary growth markets', adding thousands of tenancies to the Plc's lettings portfolio.
BRICS & Mortar: Ollie Marshall on how Russia’s latest diplomacy could shift global real estate markets
Whatever happens in Rachel Reeves' Budget, it is small beer compared to other forces at play globally, says top buying agent.
LATEST ARTICLES
Global luxury property markets ‘shift into lower gear’
Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index is running far below its 10-year average growth rate.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Assessing the value & premium of luxury branded residences
Four years after the branded residences model emerged, pioneered by Four Seasons, this niche financial strategy has evolved into a diverse & thriving sector of the global real estate market, explains CBRE
OBR Analysis: Budget announcements mean more non-doms will leave the UK
A quarter of non-doms with on-shore trusts are likely to migrate out of Britain, suggest experts, plus 12% of non-doms without trusts.
Watch: Six projects vying for ‘UK’s best new home’ title
Eclectic shortlist revealed for this year's RIBA 'House of the Year' award, ranging from country idylls in Sussex & Cornwall to an innovative self-build in Peckham.