Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
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...
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Election 2019: What a Labour government might do to property & wealth taxes
There's no 2019 election manifesto yet, but Mishcon de Reya has summarised everything that Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has proposed about property and wealth-related taxation over the last few years…
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