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Industry heavyweights urge Chancellor to extend the Stamp Duty holiday

29th Oct 2020 07:13

A raft of property industry players have penned an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, entreating him to extend the Stamp Duty holiday for another six months, and taper the end to avoid a “cliff-edge” in market activity.

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Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst

28th Oct 2020 06:04

by PrimeResi Journal

“Whilst the increased activity is undoubtedly a great boost for the property market both in strengthening prices and volumes, many of these transactions were predicated on the reduction in stamp duty which is currently scheduled to conclude on March 31st 2021,” warns TwentyCi.

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London

The Guardian: London is the wild west of the global property market – and it needs a sheriff

26th Oct 2020 06:03

by PrimeResi Journal

“Modern London is the wild west of the global property market,” writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins and parts of it are defaced and dying as a result.”

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UK comes close to last in OECD property tax rankings

14th Oct 2020 09:00

by PrimeResi Editor

Britain slips down to 22nd position in the International Tax Competitiveness Index, and is now ranked 33rd out of 36 on property taxes…

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Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land

9th Oct 2020 06:49

by Adam Hesse

Aston Mead’s Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse is calling for ban on the sale of “pipe dream” parcels of land to naïve investors who hope to build homes on them.

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London

Developer loses £10m property empire in ‘milestone’ UWO case

7th Oct 2020 06:48

by PrimeResi Editor

Leeds-based businessman surrenders 45 assets – including properties in Chelsea and Knightsbridge – following ‘groundbreaking’ NCA investigation.

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Johnson vows to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ in ‘the biggest expansion of home ownership since the 1980s’

7th Oct 2020 06:19

by PrimeResi Journal

Prime Minister pitches fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% loan-to-value for first time buyers.

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London

‘A retrograde step’ & ‘a serious weakening of local democracy’: London’s Mayor weighs-in on planning reforms

2nd Oct 2020 12:18

by PrimeResi Journal

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has lambasted the Government’s “once in a generation” planning reforms, calling proposals “a retrograde step” for housebuilding in the capital and “a serious weakening of local democracy” that would “stall development”.

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International

British Virgin Islands to go public with details of secret company ownership

1st Oct 2020 06:27

by PrimeResi Editor

A recent BBC investigation found that 11,700 companies registered in the British overseas territory owned 23,000 UK properties.

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Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings

30th Sep 2020 06:17

by Jojo Romarx Salas

Developers, policymakers and investors are coming round to the idea that green development makes economic sense, says Jojo Romarx Salas...

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Heavyweight organisations sign industry-wide pledge to speed up the home-moving process

28th Sep 2020 06:07

by PrimeResi Journal

The Home Buying & Selling Industry group has created an informal pledge to improve transparency and help speed up the home-buying process, which has been signed-up to be the RICS, NAEA Propertymark, Rightmove, The Property Ombudsman, UK Finance, the Law Society, CILEX and the Conveyancing Association.

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Autumn Budget cancelled

24th Sep 2020 06:00

by PrimeResi

“Now is not the right time to outline long-term plans – people want to see us focused on the here and now,” says HM Treasury. “So we are confirming today that there will be no Budget this autumn.”

Industry heavyweights urge Chancellor to extend the Stamp Duty holiday

Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst

The Guardian: London is the wild west of the global property market – and it needs a sheriff

Industry heavyweights urge Chancellor to extend the Stamp Duty holiday

Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst

The Guardian: London is the wild west of the global property market – and it needs a sheriff

UK comes close to last in OECD property tax rankings

Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land

Developer loses £10m property empire in ‘milestone’ UWO case

Johnson vows to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ in ‘the biggest expansion of home ownership since the 1980s’

‘A retrograde step’ & ‘a serious weakening of local democracy’: London’s Mayor weighs-in on planning reforms

British Virgin Islands to go public with details of secret company ownership

Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings

Heavyweight organisations sign industry-wide pledge to speed up the home-moving process

Autumn Budget cancelled

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