Policy
Four Thoughts: The UK planning system enters a new virtual reality
'It’s unfortunate that it has taken a global pandemic for the system to finally move into the 21st century'
Landlords in limbo: Showing compassion & meeting obligations in a time of crisis
Lawyer Elena Chrysostomou summarises the recent slew of measures brought in to support residential tenants amid the coronavirus crisis, and their wide-ranging impacts on landlords...
Councils deciding planning applications via video
Government brings in rule change allowing council members to meet remotely for the first time
Official guidance on moving home during the Covid-19 lockdown
UPDATED: "Home buyers and renters should, as far as possible, delay moving to a new house" says the Government. But moves are still possible and happening.
Government bans tenant evictions for at least three months
"No renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home, nor will any landlord face unmanageable debts," says the Housing Secretary.
Valuation Viewpoint: Schumpeter’s creative destruction
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, many firms will fold due to the lack of cashflow allowing other more efficient firms to expand, writes James Wyatt
What happened to the Roaring Twenties?
PCL's new-found optimism lasted but a few short weeks, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson...
Government to tap up agents with £100m AML levy
New Economic Crime Levy will fund additional financial investigators and technology in the fight against 'dirty money'
Jenrick outlines ‘planning for the future’ reforms, with new rights to replace disused buildings with new homes
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has set out another raft of proposals designed "to bring Britain’s planning system into the 21st century."
Budget 2020: Here was a golden opportunity missed by the new Chancellor
The Budget 2020 was conspicuously absent of any reforms on the parlous SDLT escalator, apart from a much-unneeded surcharge for foreign buyers
Budget 2020: The need-to-know for HNWIs & business owners
The Mishcon de Reya team has penned a handy summary of key policies and changes announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget 2020.
Budget 2020: Property industry reactions to the non-resident Stamp Duty surcharge & more
It was not unexpected, but the new 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers is not particularly welcome either, say most of our prime residential property industry insiders...