Policy
‘Introduce a new global minimum tax for the world’s billionaires’: Six recommendations to ‘reconcile globalisation with tax justice’
Renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz is amongst those proposing 'an ambitious and yet pragmatic agenda for the coming years to move towards a fairer international tax system.'
Marketing ESG: Do homeowners value & seek sustainability?
With the roll-back on net zero policies billed as a cost saving exercise, Flora Harley examines whether UK homeowners value sustainability and how property marketing can play a role.
Interest rates held at 5.25% – Bank of England
Widely-anticipated decision sees interest rates held steady again.
Government revamps move to phase out ‘feudal’ leasehold regime
Michael Gove's new Leasehold Bill could mean all new houses must be sold as freeholds.
Tom Bill: Election countdown begins for UK housing market
Discussions around support for buyers, stamp duty cuts and the Renters Reform Bill are becoming more hypothetical as the general election approaches.
Tories float ‘stamp duty cut to win over voters’
Cutting Stamp Duty 'would cost a lot of money', admits a Conservative Party source, but could appeal to middle-aged voters.
Converting London’s ‘obsolete’ offices could deliver 28,000 homes – CBRE
New findings 'strengthen the case' for office-to-resi conversions in the capital.
90% of listed property owners have cancelled or postponed repairs because of the ‘VAT barrier’, claim campaigners
The current listed building regime 'is not fit for purpose', warns the Listed Property Owners’ Club.
Labour’s UK housing plans welcomed, but beware of soundbites and simplification
Developers have responded positively to Keir Starmer’s pro-development rhetoric, but political aims will need to square with economic reality, says Tom Bill.
Is it time to shut up about sustainability – and really take responsibility?
Overuse of the words 'sustainable' and 'sustainability' can dim the urgency and the scale of what we have to do and by when, writes Adam Architecture's Dr Martina Pacifici.
Labour would fund planning system overhaul with higher Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers
Keir Starmer promises to 'get Britain building' if his party wins the next General Election, while Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would 'side with the builders not the blockers' on planning…
The 30-Year Perspective: Hugh Obbard on three decades of property market ups & downs
While the world has changed beyond recognition in many ways since 1994, it remains surprisingly similar in others, writes Hugh Obbard.