Policy
Entire home Airbnb listings in London have increased by 571% in 5 years: new research
Governments planning on introducing significant rental reforms need to ensure that further properties are not lost from the residential sector, writes Tom Simcock
Capital Gains Tax should be extended to nearly all homes, argues top think tank; here’s how it could work
Home-owners have benefitted from an "unearned, unequal and untaxed £3 trillion capital gains windfall" over the last 20 years, says the Resolution Foundation;
Government launches new stamp duty consultation
Thoughts are being sought on tightening up the rules around mixed-use purchases and Multiple Dwellings Relief
Government rejects CGT & IHT reforms, for now
A proposed overhaul of the Capital Gains Tax regime has officially been shelved by the Treasury.
‘A cracking idea’: Gove backs proposals for hyper-local planning referendums
Housing secretary wants to ‘shamelessly rip off’ the concept of Street Votes, which would allow residents much more say over planning rules in their local area
Scotland to regulate short-let properties
New laws could mandate licenses for Airbnb hosts and holiday rentals in Scotland.
Cladding: Why do leaseholders have to pay at all, asks Housing Secretary Gove
"I'm still unhappy with the principle of leaseholders having to pay at all" for the cladding scandal, said Michael Gove yesterday. "My questions is why do they have to pay at all?"
Interest rates: why the era of cheap money is finally ending
John Whittaker explains why the future will be tougher thanks to higher interest rates, or higher inflation, or both…
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2021 for HNWIs & business owners
The Mishcon de Reya team talks us through the key policy changes and announcements for affluent folk and business sorts, as revealed in the details behind Rishi Sunak's "relatively benign" Budget speech.
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Sunak cuts Business Rates, but major house-builders face 4% cladding tax
Chancellor Sunak has promised to cut taxes, not raise them in the coming years. But the country's biggest house-builders will have profits taxed 4% to help pay for the cladding scandal.