Policy
And Other Villains: Why stamp duty is only part of the problem for prime London
Non-Dom taxation, Brexit, tightened mortgage lending, blustering rhetoric...
How can we eliminate the scourge of gazumping and gazundering?
Both the USA and Scotland claim to have the perfect solution, but their systems are far from ideal, explains Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Javid pitches borrowing more to build 300,000 new homes each year
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has been ramping up his department's rhetorical output on housing, as the Budget looms large.
Government targets gazumping in a new consultation on the home-buying process
Sajid Javid launches another industry consultation, calling for evidence on "making the home buying process cheaper, faster and less stressful for those involved"
UK real estate sector ‘not ready for GDPR’
Significant tightening of data protection regulation less than a year away, but survey finds 35% of real estate and construction firms have "no awareness at all"
Government calls for evidence to help improve the leasehold & property management system
The DCLG asks the industry if a new independent regulatory body is needed - and if separate bodies should be established for both leasehold and private rented management, and letting agents.
Chancellor mulls SDLT cut for first-time buyers
Hammond is considering "bold measures" to "restore intergenerational fairness" to the housing market
Minister pitches SDLT cuts for energy efficient homes
Property owners need "carrots and sticks" to incentivise energy efficiency improvements in homes
New tax evasion rules are the “most severe punitive measure yet”
HMRC takes tougher stance against offshore tax evaders
Green Belt ‘threats’ double in a year
443 sites currently earmarked for housing within the London Metropolitan Green Belt, says action group, up from 203 last year
Higher rates of stamp duty are likely to stay, says Savills
SDLT income is "just too valuable to the Treasury"
Help-to-Buy is helping high-earners
The £7bn initiative is "being used by investment bankers and doctors"