Economics
Treasury Committee rules out permanent Stamp Duty cut
"Any permanent cut or removal of SDLT would be likely to have a significant cost to the Exchequer," concludes HM Treasury.
Are we seeing the return of a more balanced market?
Demand has sprung back since the pandemic as people have reassessed how and where they live, but supply is now also getting stronger, writes Tom Bill...
Housing market rallies to highest spending level since the Global Financial Crisis
New estimates show the extent to which spending in the housing market has bounced back from the pandemic.
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.
What’s next for prime markets? Eight factors shaping the top end of the UK’s property market
A year after the pandemic struck, Savills is "optimistic" about the outlook for Britain's prime property markets...
Five years on: How 2016’s tax changes have shrunk the buy-to-let market
“The tax changes introduced from 2016 onwards have undoubtedly taken the heat out of the buy-to-let market," argues Hamptons' research chief Aneisha Beveridge.
GBI chief: ‘The property sector is overwhelmingly a force for good’
In an impassioned defence of the property industry, James Raynor calls on the Government to ‘recognise that real estate is central to its plans for recovery, decarbonisation and levelling up’ as lockdown…
Property is one of Britain’s two most pandemic-resilient industries
Just one in five industries has been officially classified as "resilient" through the Coronavirus pandemic.
Why the end of the furlough scheme is likely to have a limited impact on the UK property market
A closer look at the government’s own furlough data suggests there is unlikely to be meaningful downwards pressure on sales volumes or prices when the support scheme comes to an end in the autumn, says Tom…
SDLT receipts dip just 6% despite Stamp Duty holiday
HMRC brought in £775m in Stamp Duty receipts in the year to February 2021, £49m less than the £824m recorded in February 2020.
Total UK housing value climbs to a record £7.56 trillion high
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has escalated to £7.56 trillion, rising by £380 million in 2020 despite the pandemic and global economic uncertainty.
One year on: Five emerging trends that will shape post-pandemic cities
While we cannot be certain what new normal will emerge in our cities, the acceleration of several emerging trends over the last year has helped to elucidate the general direction of travel, writes Ciaran…