Policy

The 2% foreign buyer levy "may help to control house price inflation, by leading to a reduction in residential property purchases by non-UK residents," suggests HM Treasury.

Commonhold should be the "preferred alternative" to leasehold, says the Law Commission in a series of three important reports that outline how to create "a better deal for leaseholders and make our homes…

The industry can learn many things from the last few months, writes Sara Bailey, including how buildings can help alleviate the problem of loneliness in our communities.

“The new code of practice will look to set standards at a higher level than currently legally set," says steering committee leader Baroness Hayter.

The rules around stamp duty are unduly complex, writes Elizabeth Small - and complexity inevitably brings a degree of uncertainty, which benefits neither the taxpayer nor the taxman...

This CGT review could be "the starting pistol for a tax grab ahead of the Autumn budget later this year", suggest analysts.

Rishi's holiday won't make much of a dent in many prime purchasers’ SDLT bills, but it pays to be aware of some of the other lesser-known rules around this complex tax;

If a stamp duty holiday is designed to help kick-start the economy, is that not a tacit acceptance of its flaws as a tax, asks Tom Bill...

Targeting PEPs and oligarchs has proven ‘much more difficult than expected’

"Property prices are critical to UK prosperity," writes Professor Alexander Tziamalis.

New Scottish property tax rates come into play on Wednesday (15th July), running until 31st March 2021.

Proposal would allow councils and housing associations to buy unsold private homes at cost price and turn them into social housing if a buyer cannot be found in the open market.