Policy
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from the RICS, Savills, JLL, Halifax, Foxtons, Knight Frank & more...
New consultation pitches five options to cap ground rents for existing leaseholders
Michael Gove wants opinions on how best to change the ground rent system 'so leaseholders are not exploited any longer and can take back control of their own destiny.'
Property Industry Reactions: King’s Speech confirms leasehold reform agenda
King Charles confirms a Leasehold & Freehold Bill will go before Parliament, with a view to banning leaseholds for new houses, and increases the standard lease extension period from 90 to 990 years.
New conveyancing rules promise to ‘modernise’ property exchanges
The Law Society's new draft code of practice aims 'to remove the uncertainty around exchanging contracts for commercial and residential property by allowing [conveyancers] to use new technology to conduct…
‘Introduce a new global minimum tax for the world’s billionaires’: Six recommendations to ‘reconcile globalisation with tax justice’
Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz is amongst those proposing 'an ambitious and yet pragmatic agenda for the coming years to move towards a fairer international tax system.'
Marketing ESG: Do homeowners value & seek sustainability?
With the roll-back on net zero policies billed as a cost saving exercise, Flora Harley examines whether UK homeowners value sustainability and how property marketing can play a role.
Interest rates held at 5.25% – Bank of England
Widely-anticipated decision sees interest rates held steady again.
Government revamps move to phase out ‘feudal’ leasehold regime
Michael Gove's new Leasehold Bill could mean all new houses must be sold as freeholds.
Tom Bill: Election countdown begins for UK housing market
Discussions around support for buyers, stamp duty cuts and the Renters Reform Bill are becoming more hypothetical as the general election approaches.
Tories float ‘stamp duty cut to win over voters’
Cutting Stamp Duty 'would cost a lot of money', admits a Conservative Party source, but could appeal to middle-aged voters.
Converting London’s ‘obsolete’ offices could deliver 28,000 homes – CBRE
New findings 'strengthen the case' for office-to-resi conversions in the capital.
90% of listed property owners have cancelled or postponed repairs because of the ‘VAT barrier’, claim campaigners
The current listed building regime 'is not fit for purpose', warns the Listed Property Owners’ Club.