Policy
22,000 London homes ’empty for longer than six months’
The borough councils of London have been called out on the number of properties deemed "long-term vacant" on their respective patches.
Lords Committee slams ‘short-sighted’ government housing policy
An influential House of Lords Committee has ripped into the UK Government's current housing policy, lambasting it as "short sighted" and "unlikely to meet demand for either the quantity or quality of…
Changes to planning application fees ‘will be a boost to local development’
"Carrot-and-stick" government proposals to allow well-performing local authorities to increase their planning application fees and to compete to process planning applications have been hailed by the British…
Green light for Greenland’s giant Hertsmere House
Plans to build the biggest resi tower in Western Europe have been given the thumbs up in East London.
London the ‘guinea pig’ for New York’s pied-à-terre tax
The UK is being seen as a "guinea pig" by policymakers pondering a "pied-à-terre tax" across the pond.
Government launches upward extension plan for London
The Government has published its consultation on the introduction of a new London-wide permitted development right, allowing additional storeys to be built up to the roofline of an adjoining building.
Treasure Island: Why we should leave this Euro quagmire to the Europhiles
Don't listen to ‘Project Fear’, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, we will do very nicely outside of Europe...
Has Mr Cameron covered himself in glory in his negotiations with the European ‘Bigwigs’?
Taxing Questions: Why CGT is not the solution to fair property taxation
Capital Gains Tax is not the answer, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth in response to this report on the UK housing economy by Dr Angus Armstrong.
The Homes Front: Problems & policies of the UK housing market
Charging Capital Gains Tax on homes would be a significant improvement on the current stamp duty regime, argues the National Institute of Economic & Social Research's Dr Angus Armstrong in a thorough…
RBKC clamps down on noisy construction works
Kensington & Chelsea is to outlaw noisy construction work at weekends after agreeing a new Code of Construction Practice.
The Consultation is Over: A view of the London property market post-April
As the Government decides whether to press on with the proposals announced in November's Autumn Statement, David Hannah paints a bleak picture of the capital under the cosh of higher stamp duty costs...
UK stamp duty revenues suffer as Osborne throttles the golden goose
With the Institute for Fiscal Studies now warning that the Government will struggle to meet its target of balancing the books by 2019-20, Knight Frank has taken a proper look at how the new stamp duty…