Policy
‘Majority of landlords undeterred’ by higher Stamp Duty, claims London agency
An extra 2% on the SDLT surcharge for additional homes is "a slightly bitter but manageable pill to swallow," says Benham and Reeves boss Marc von Grundherr.
Charles Curran: ‘It is still business as usual’ in PCL despite the Budget’s ‘selection of crackers taxes’
Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.
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 Savills, Knight Frank, Property Vision, the OBR, Nationwide, UK Sotheby's International Realty…
OBR Analysis: Budget announcements mean more non-doms will leave the UK
A quarter of non-doms with on-shore trusts are likely to migrate out of Britain, suggest experts, plus 12% of non-doms without trusts.
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2024 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's legal & tax experts talk us through the key points & policies announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - including significant changes to Stamp Duty & Inheritance Tax.
Tom Bill: What does the Budget mean for the UK residential property market?
Knight Frank's head of UK resi research summarises the key takeaways from Rachel Reeves' big speech & looks at the likely impacts on the real estate sector.
‘Not the pre-Halloween horror show we had braced ourselves for’: Property industry reactions to the Autumn Budget 2024
Featuring insights from: Dominic Agace, Tim Bannister, PC Chawla, Lucian Cook, Becky Fatemi, Guy Gittins, Mark Harris, Nina Harrison, Adam Jennings, Trevor Kearney, Nick Leeming, Roarie Scarisbrick, Nicky…
‘This Budget raises taxes by £40bn’: Reeves targets second homes, inheritance, capital gains & non-doms
Stamp Duty on additional homes is going up from tomorrow, but there's no change to CGT on residential property.
‘Frantic’ night for HNW advisors following Chancellor’s SDLT surprise
Buyers given hours to get deals over the line before higher rate kicks in - but will there be a longer-term impact on the PCL market?
Making Sense of Sustainability: New frameworks aim to improve home & historic building retrofits
Three new sets of guidance - including a new standard from the RICS - attempt to clarify & formalise the emergent multi-billion-pound residential retrofit industry.
Valuation Viewpoint: London’s not-so-golden postcodes
James Wyatt's clutch of gold sovereigns has outperformed the PCL property market by some distance over the last 15 years.
Survey: The prime resi sector’s hopes & fears for this week’s Labour Budget
Changes to Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty & non-dom status are causing concern amongst PrimeResi's panel of business leaders ahead of Wednesday's Autumn Statement.