Policy

Tony Blair presided over the biggest increase in house prices of any Prime Minister's tenure - prices increased by 211% while he was in residence at No.

With the Conservatives’, Labour’s and the Lib Dems’ manifestos all pledging support for HS2 and only UKIP promising to scrap the project, it seems unlikely that the next government, whatever the…

The Scottish National Party - potentially in line to become the third largest force at Westminster next month - has pledged its support for a UK-wide mansion tax.

Zoopla has weighed into the political debate with a spot of Mili-bashing, warning that a win for the Labour party in the General Election could spell bad news for the entire property market.

Funding for property development should be made much easier and a root and branch reform of the planning process is essential to get the housing quota up, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn...

At least there is now an increasing trickle of information about what a new higher tax landscape for residential property may look like, says Edward Burton...

The Conservative Party will relaunch its 1980s Right-to-Buy policy if it triumphs in May, according to its election Manifesto, which includes an idea to sell-off the most valuable third of council properties.

For the best part of 30 years London’s renaissance has seemed unstoppable, says Jonathan Manns.

The two Eds have clearly learnt nothing from M. Hollande’s comedic attempts to impose a draconian tax on the wealthy French, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...

David Cameron and George Osborne have said that the next Conservative government will raise the Inheritance Tax threshold to effectively £1m, but throttle any benefit for homes worth more than £2m.

Nick Clegg has been attempting to reassure skittish voters worried about his party's plans to introduce a Mansion Tax, by releasing a few more details on the proposed structure.

Following the Labour party's surprise announcement that it would abolish the non-domiciled rules from April 2016, should it form the next Government, Amanda O’Keeffe asks whether this should be a serious…