Policy
Watch: WDTV panel discussion on the state of the UK property market and the complex tax landscape for residential property
RFR's Richard Rogerson and Westleton Drake's Daniel Hyde and Adam Rose join Jennifer Johnston to discuss the current situation, and what it all means for overseas buyers.
Required Reading: The Budget 2017 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya delivers a handy briefing on the Budget 2017, outlining which policies have implications for high net worth individuals and business owners.
Budget 2017: Prime resi industry reactions
What the residential property industry thinks about abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers, the empty homes levy, housebuilding targets, & more
‘The most anti-London Budget in a generation’: Mayor Khan attacks Hammond’s work
The Mayor of London has condemned Philip Hammond's Budget speech, lashing out that "hammering London will not encourage growth elsewhere in the UK"
Budget 2017: Stamp Duty abolished for first-time buyer purchases under £300k
Chancellor Hammond declares "we are choosing to build" as he outlines a swathe of policy reforms for the property sector - but does it go far enough?
How stamp duty receipts have escalated over time
Stamp tax receipts have hit an all-time high, with 9.7% more coming into HMRC in April-October 2017 compared to the same period last year
Digging deeper into the UK’s housing problem
It’s not just the imbalance between supply and demand that's pushing pricing upwards, it’s also the cost of funding developments, says Charles Curran
Chancellor lays groundwork for a housing-heavy Budget
Philip Hammond says he wants to get 300,000 new homes built each year
Lex in depth: The false promise of a UK house building boom (FT)
What if a lack of houses is not the real problem, asks the FT's Jonathan Eley in an in-depth feature.
A temporary stamp duty cut ‘would encourage over a fifth of recent home buyers to move again’
A survey estimates what effect an SDLT holiday would have on home-owner behaviour
‘Housing policy inertia puts brakes on 2018 price growth’
Jackson-Stops predicts little movement for property markets next year
Shaking Up SDLT: What can the UK learn from Norway & Singapore?
LonRes' William Carrington and Marcus Dixon take an in-depth look at how two other countries are approaching the issue of taxing high-value homes...