Economics

A flurry of Treasury leaks & speculation surfaced over the summer holidays, including proposals to end Stamp Duty, extend CGT & IHT, and to introduce a new annual property tax.

Buyers, sellers and the bond market are digesting the recent property tax speculation as government borrowing costs head in the wrong direction, reports Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.

The boss of buying agency Black Brick looks back at where we were in the year 2000, where we are now, and where PCL's property market is going next...

Property portal 'asks the government to carefully consider the impact of any changes to property taxation to avoid unintended consequences.'

The Chancellor is reportedly looking into charging Capital Gains Tax on top-end homes, and/or the prospect of an annual levy on the most expensive properties.

'It's absolutely true that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the greatest burden,' says lobbyist Leslie McLeod-Miller of Foreign Investors for Britain.

HMRC data suggest the official prediction of how many non-doms would leave the UK when the tax break was scrapped is on the money.

Reports suggest the government 'is trying to work out how it can tap into the vast wave of wealth that will be transferred from baby boomers when they die.'

New research charts the cities with the largest UHNW residential footprints, revealing shifting second-home trends and emerging luxury hotspots.

Buying agents, estate agents, property portals & mortgage brokers weigh-in on the central bank's latest decision.

Capital jumps from fourth to top spot in ninth edition of data-led city index, ahead of Manchester & Liverpool - despite ongoing affordability concerns.

Real estate consultancy takes a more bullish view of the UK property market in 2025 than other research units.