Policy
Government introduces EPC-style Flood Performance Certificates for homes
New ratings will assess properties’ exposure to flooding and the measures taken to protect them, with potential implications for insurance and lending.
London new-build sales sink below GFC levels
Just 1,440 new homes sold across the capital's larger resi developments during Q3, with only 829 bought by individual purchasers.
Chancellor backs away from major capital gains tax raid
‘Batshit crazy’ plans to equalise CGT with income tax reportedly shelved, although smaller increases could still be on the table.
Chancellor ‘rules out’ lowering mansion tax threshold to £1.5mn
John Healey reportedly rows back on cutting the HVCTS entry point in this month's Budget, following backlash from London MPs.
Tom Bill on tax-cut promises, mortgage pain & the country house market
Knight Frank's research boss weighs up the latest political pledges, the borrowing squeeze and 'brittle' sentiment among buyers.
Tories’ inheritance tax sums come under scrutiny
Analysis suggests proposed reforms could cost almost twice as much as claimed - and put a sizeable dent in the number of £1mn-plus homes coming to market.
Tories pledge to take family homes out of inheritance tax
Badenoch adds another big-ticket property tax promise to conference agenda, alongside plans to scrap Stamp Duty and Labour’s incoming ‘mansion tax’.
Tories set out stall for housing policy shake-up
Conference season brings a fresh batch of pledges, with Stamp Duty abolition, a new developer levy and a cull of housebuilding rules in the mix.
Estate agency trade body calls for an end to local landlord licensing
Propertymark argues council licensing schemes could duplicate the incoming national registration system - and its fees.
Building Safety Levy goes live, with highest rates in prime London
Developers face new charge from today as Government begins £3.4bn drive to fund building safety works.
Government ramps up plans to regulate property agents
Updated Industry Reactions: Ministers unveil licensing regime and independent regulator, going much further than proposals announced last year.
‘Rural landlords are faced with a double whammy’: Research flags huge EPC upgrade premium for country homes
Countryside properties cost substantially more to bring up to EPC C than urban homes, according to an analysis of more than three million certificates.