Miscellanea
‘No radical change to property taxes’ expected in the March Budget
But major property tax reforms are on the cards longer-term...
Industry backs digital identity scheme to speed up home sales
Etive Technologies secures Innovate UK grant to improve identity verification in the resi buying and selling process;
Major players back call for Unique Property Reference Numbers
Over 50 influential property industry organisations - including Savills, Knight Frank, Countrywide and Foxtons - are calling for the introduction of Unique Property Reference Numbers.
FT: How coronavirus has shaped the home of tomorrow
Writing for the Financial Times, Harriet Fitch Little draws on insights from architects, agents - and a homesteader in rural Nova Scotia - to put forward six key shifts that will 'shape our homes in…
Pressure builds for CGT reform
The Resolution Foundation is calling for "the biggest reforms to wealth taxation in a generation"
Clients’ Questions Answered: Brexit & residential property markets
The status of UK residents looking to live or purchase a residential property in the European Union changes on 1st January 2021 as the UK’s transition period comes to an end.
Mount Anvil & Knight Frank sign up Masterchef stars for festive marketing push
Developer and agents host Christmas ‘cook-a-long’ at high-end north London scheme Hampstead Manor.
New Nine Elms bridge put on ice
Wandsworth reassesses 'rapidly changing travel choices' as a result of the pandemic.
Tracking down England’s top 40 ‘have it all’ villages
Savills' research team has scoured the country to identify 40 villages – the top five in each English region – that “have it all” for those looking to swap city living for the country life.
Over half of property buyers regret moving to a flood risk area
New research highlights the high and rising risk of flooding to home-movers.
City of London brings in ‘revolutionary’ development guidelines on thermal comfort
New 'Thermal Comfort Guidelines' are believed to be the first of their kind globally.
Housebuilder handed record £600k fine for destroying bat habitat
Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay a massive fine for wildlife crime, after carrying out demolition works at its Artillary Place scheme in SE London.