Policy
Details published on UK properties owned by overseas companies
Detailed information went public today on 100,000 property titles in England and Wales registered to foreign owned companies.
North Ken Crossrail station ‘back on the agenda’
After going underground for a couple of years, the idea of adding a Lizzie Line stop in North Kensington has resurfaced.
Boris restricts office-to-resi to ‘protect London’s commercial heartland’
The Mayor of London has published a new batch of planning rules for the capital's "Central Activities Zone", which runs from Kensington Gardens and Paddington in the west, to Aldgate in the east, and…
Osborne extends SDLT surcharge and cracks down on offshore developers #Budget 2016
"We can choose to be a force for stability", said Chancellor George at the start of today's Budget speech, but four overhauls of the nation's finances within 12 months - two full Budgets, an extra Summer…
#Budget2016: The prime property industry reacts
"Meh" pretty much sums up a lot of reactions to Chancellor George's eighth Budget speech.
Budget Briefing: Stamp Duty & Additional Residential Properties
The government made a surprise annoucement in 2015’s Autumn Statement, proposing a 3% levy on additional properties.
Required Reading: The Budget 2016
Here's top law firm Mishcon de Reya's handy rundown of the key measures announced in the 2016 Budget. Not all of it is property-related of course, but all of it is good to know.
Clarity, Certainty & Predictability: A call for forward guidance on property taxes
The Treasury should take a leaf out of the Bank of England's playbook, says RICS' Jeremy Blackburn, and issue forward guidance on property tax policies.
Duty Bound: A PCL Investor’s Budget Day Wishlist
It's that time of year again and the whole industry is currently perched on the edge of its seat awaiting the contents of Osbo's battered red box and the results of the consultation on the 3% additional…
High Court slashes estate agent’s ‘outrageous’ money laundering fine
A £169,652 fine imposed on a Northamptonshire estate agency for failings related to money laundering regulation has been ridiculed by a High Court judge, who called the amount "seriously disproportionate",…
Wandsworth Council bans ‘dominating’ estate agents’ boards
Estate agents now need to apply for permission to put up advertising boards in Putney, Balham, Clapham Junction and Lavender Hill (maps of affected streets below), after the council waged war on what…
Leeming slams stamp duty surcharge; ‘the only losers will be tenants’
The incoming 3% stamp duty surcharge will fail to deter buy-to-let investors in most parts of the UK, according to one national agency, although it may succeed in making things harder for tenants.