Policy
Winkworth: PCL deal-making hits 18-month low as buyers tighten the screws
Even heavily discounted stock isn't cheap enough for buyers, reports agency, as chief exec bemoans annual ritual of autumn tax speculation.
Investigation links £2.2bn of UK new-build property with ‘suspicious’ wealth
Transparency International points fingers at developers and conveyancers; calls for an expansion of AML requirements.
Mansion tax territory: Three withdrawals per £2mn-plus sale; twice the wait for a buyer
New figures reveal the scale of the challenges facing the top end of England's housing market, with another Budget imminent and the HVCTS looming large.
Mixed Signals: The UK residential market in five charts
Tom Bill shares a snapshot of the key forces at work as the Budget looms large.
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.