Policy
Lib Dems pledge 500% council tax hike on empty homes
Party would allow councils to crank up taxes on vacant properties after six months
Tories promise business tax cuts
Boris Johnson promises to deliver a "£1 billion boost to business" by trimming four taxes. But a previously-mooted cut to Corporation Tax will not happen.
Westminster approves its 20-year ‘blueprint for development’
Westminster City Council has voted to approve its new "City Plan 2019-2040"
Required Reading: Understanding the upcoming changes to Private Residence Relief
The government is planning some major changes to a long-standing tax break next year, which could deter (even more) people from moving - and have big implications for certain landlords.
Housing slips down voters’ agendas
The public sees Brexit and healthcare as the most important issues in the run-up to December's General Election.
Election 2019: What a Labour government might do to property & wealth taxes
There's no 2019 election manifesto yet, but Mishcon de Reya has summarised everything that Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has proposed about property and wealth-related taxation over the last few years…
Carrington on Q3: Groundhog Days
LonRes chairman William Carrington offers his take on the issues of the day - or was that yesterday?
Estate agency body Propertymark publishes 13-point housing policy ‘manifesto’
It's "time to regulate and reform the housing sector" says the National Association of Estate Agents as it lays out what the industry would like to see political parties pledge this election season.
Corbyn takes aim at landlords & billionaires – singling out Hugh Grosvenor
"We’re going after the tax dodgers. We’re going after the dodgy landlords. We’re going after the bad bosses.
RLA issues a six-point manifesto for the private rented sector
“We call on all parties to accept our positive, pragmatic programme for the sector," says the Residential Landlords Association, "and end the unnecessary scaremongering which is causing many tenants…
General Election set for 12th December; Brexit delayed to 31st January
"This election is a once-in-a-generation chance to transform our country and take on the vested interests holding people back," says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Who will watch the watchmen: On dirty money & estate agency
The government is finally stepping up the fight against the tide of 'dirty money' flowing through the UK property market, but estate agents shouldn't be the first line of defence, argues Saul Empson...