The Market
‘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.
‘Frantic’ night for HNW advisors following Chancellor’s SDLT surprise
Buyers given hours to get deals over the line before higher rate kicks in - but will there be a longer-term impact on the PCL market?
Developers build up an appetite for sites
Growing positivity in the development land market is yet to translate into deals, reports Savills.
Making Sense of Sustainability: New frameworks aim to improve home & historic building retrofits
Three new sets of guidance - including a new standard from the RICS - attempt to clarify & formalise the emergent multi-billion-pound residential retrofit industry.
Industry Reactions: Mortgage approvals hit a two-year high
'The outlook remains a very positive one for the remainder of the year,' comments Stephanie Daley of Foxtons-owned mortgage advisor Alexander Hall.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 43, 2024
A surprising flurry of pre-Budget deals were agreed last week.
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.
Valuation Viewpoint: London’s not-so-golden postcodes
James Wyatt's clutch of gold sovereigns has outperformed the PCL property market by some distance over the last 15 years.
London’s super-prime market ‘remains remarkably strong’ ahead of the Budget
Top-end property sales remain well above pre-pandemic levels, reports Savills.
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.
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?