Economics

Ahead of Spreadsheet Phil's big day, London Central Portfolio collates the latest SDLT statistics to argue why the government's recent programme of tax reforms has been both 'ill-conceived and ineffective',…

Some of the top acquisition, sales, development, and finance specialists in the land share their thoughts on what a British Government led by Jeremy Corbyn could mean for the residential property sector...

Despite recent stamp duty hikes, the UK capital sits mid-table when you look beyond the purchase price, notes Savills

As thousands gear up for a mass march in London this weekend to demand a second referendum, buying agent Caroline Takla argues the case, and imagines a prime property market unencumbered by uncertainty...

London is at the edge of a major inflection point, argues Mark Kleinman, Professor of Public Policy at King's College London. Could the capital's 30-year growth spurt be coming to an end?

Accountancy & tax advisory firm Blick Rothenberg looks at what the Chancellor might, should and should not say in the Autumn Budget, which takes place at the end of this month

Notwithstanding the latest move to target foreign buyers, the government's incessant tinkering with high-end property levies has failed to optimise direct and indirect tax revenue, stifled economic activity,…

Top prime resi experts and business leaders weigh in on what Theresa May's plan for an additional SDLT levy on non-UK buyers might mean for the property sector

"It cannot be right that it is as easy for individuals who don’t live in the UK, as well as foreign based companies, to buy homes as hard working British residents" says the Prime Minister

Residential property prices are falling in half of the world's "bubble risk" cities, say investment experts

HMRC releases full stamp duty statistics for 2017-2018, attributing increase in resi receipts to a higher proportion of transactions paying the higher rates

Columbia University's Stephany Griffith-Jones explains how creating a national investment bank could transform the UK economy, and help to end austerity