Policy
The Mansion Mismatch: 3/4 of London’s £2m+ homes are flats
Three-quarters of Greater London properties worth more than £2m - Labour and the Lib Dem's proposed Mansion Tax threshold for "ultra-high value homes" - are flats or terraced houses, notes Knight Frank.
Required Reading: Property tax briefing
HMRC has made a number of tax announcements recently which could have major implications for residential property owners.
William Cash on why ‘rural vandalism’ has turned him to UKIP
William Cash, son of Tory Grandee Bill Cash and owner of an Elizabethan stately home in Shropshire, explains why wind farms, solar fields and industrial piggeries mean he's accepted a role as Heritage…
Developer faces legal battle over ‘Millionaires’ Row’ address
A developer has threatened legal action after planners voted to officially name his new apartment scheme "Millionaires' Row", because "only millionaires will be able to afford to buy them".
CGT on main residences: A housing crisis panacea?
Introducing Capital Gains Tax on main residences could fix the housing market, cutting price inflation and driving supply levels up - so says housing guru Kate Barker in a new book.
Labouring the Point: Mansion Tax & other property market schemes
With seven months to go, Labour has outlined its plans to reform the way we live where we do should it win next year's General Election.
Mansion Tax Meltdown: What’s the worst that could happen?
Prices tumbling by up to 50%, courts drowning in litigation, inheritances decimated and mortgage markets in turmoil;
FAO Mr Balls: Mansion Vs Council – The Great Taxation Dilemma
Altering the Council Tax system would be a better solution than introducing a mansion tax, says Savills' Lucian Cook.
The Opportunity of Uncertainty: Is this a winners’ market?
Sit on the fence and you may still fall. But this uncertain market could be a boon for buyers brave enough to zig while others zag, says Robert Bailey Property's Will Hollest.
Required Reading: Potential Office-to-Resi Pitfalls
The latest set of planning reforms propose to make office-to-resi development rights a permanent fixture and leave the door open for other ‘something-to-resi’ conversions.
City Minutes: The view from New York, London & Hong Kong
The rise of New York's Midtown district, Hong Kong's new-build resi recovery and the most obvious risk to London's future growth;
Tory coffers bolstered by mansion tax fears
The Conservatives are being 'bankrolled' by high-end property firms keen to avoid a mansion tax, claims a new investigation by the Independent on Sunday.