Policy
Khan ‘bitterly disappointed’ with lack of progress on property market transparency
London Mayor livid as ministers announce further delays to 'much-needed' public register revealing foreign ownership of UK properties...
Guilt Tax: Will it jive?
A rejig of Council Tax price bands could have worked - but probably not now, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Millennials’ home ownership hopes dashed by a broken housing market
The latest report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies provides clear evidence that getting on the housing ladder has become a distant dream for many;
No more developer hospitality! Labour pledges to ‘clean up’ Westminster’s planning system
Council's relationships with developers under scrutiny as top brass accused of accepting a 'ludicrous' amount of hospitality...
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes?
Are the rich paying their fair share of taxes, asks the Institute for Fiscal Studies' Helen Miller in this illuminating talk at the University of Manchester last year.
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Two London boroughs generating over three-quarters of ATED receipts
£126m of last year's £175m total came from Westminster and RBKC...
Government moves to overhaul the property ombudsman landscape
Consultation launched to improve the housing complaints and redress system
Nigerian government hotlines crash as UK property owners ‘panic’ over UWOs
Federal Ministry of Finance’s Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme inundated with 'frantic' HNWI in the wake of the UK's introduction of Unexplained Wealth Orders...
Welsh government pushes on with a land-banking levy
A new vacant land tax modelled on the new Irish system "could help to incentivise more timely development"
TfL offers ten small sites to SME resi developers
Pilot plots for Sadiq Khan's "Small Sites, Small Builders" scheme aims to get smaller property developers involved in public sector site opportunities
Westminster’s wealthiest residents get behind ‘voluntary contribution’ initiative
Over half of owners with properties worth over £10m show support for "imaginative" council tax proposals...
Major industry players back Khan’s plan to restrict overseas sales of new-build homes in London
City Hall wants new-build homes under £350k to be sold exclusively to UK buyers for three months, and is developing a 'Homes for Londoners' property portal