Policy

Housing Minister outlines a suite of planning policy tweaks

The Housing Minister has promised to create a New Homes Ombudsman for new house-builders

National Crime Agency reports 'change in behaviour' as new powers make it harder to hide ill-gotten gains

Top prime resi experts and business leaders weigh in on what Theresa May's plan for an additional SDLT levy on non-UK buyers might mean for the property sector

"It cannot be right that it is as easy for individuals who don’t live in the UK, as well as foreign based companies, to buy homes as hard working British residents" says the Prime Minister

#Budget2018 will take place on Monday 29th October

Shadow Housing Minister outlines three new policies to combat inequality in the housing market

Online estate agency boss pitches a plan to create 'UK Housing Plc' to 'side-step big house-builders' in an effort get more homes built

Proposed policy overhaul aims 'to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home', while reducing legal costs and helping to prevent unnecessary…

20% of surveyors believe replacing Stamp Duty with a modernised Council Tax would benefit the property market and wider economy

Tenants Fee Bill amendments include new default fee provision, ensuring a landlord or agent can only recover reasonable incurred costs

Mishcon de Reya's Jonathan Legg discusses the implications and uncertainties of new rules on the taxation of gains from UK land for non-residents, which came into play in July