'Council tax & stamp duty are unpopular, unfair & impractical': Pressure builds for drastic property tax reform
A former advisor to Rishi Sunak - who also devised the Covid furlough scheme - has come up with 'a practical alternative to replace Stamp Duty & Council Tax'.
Inheritance Tax: IFS proposes major reform, including scrapping ‘special treatment’ of homes
Inheritance Tax payments will more than double over the next ten years, suggests the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as it pitches a significant rejig of the death tax regime.
The average Stamp Duty bill has escalated 490% in the last 25 years
Property price inflation has driven the average SDLT bill in England up from £601 in 1997 to £3,548 in 2021.
Treasury Committee rules out permanent Stamp Duty cut
"Any permanent cut or removal of SDLT would be likely to have a significant cost to the Exchequer," concludes HM Treasury.
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Deal sealed on Finchatton’s debut country house project
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Strutts strengthens National Country House Department
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Important Surrey mansion auctioned off for £3mn
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London misses out on ‘global super-prime sales surge’
'2024 ended with a bang for super-prime markets,' says Knight Frank, but tax speculation dampened London's top-end.
Knight Frank: UK housing market adjusts as economic policies take shape
A clearer picture around tax & inflation may help to underpin demand, explains the agency's UK resi research boss Tom Bill.
Seven Graphs: The evolution of branded residences in Europe
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Zoopla invites agents to promote ‘unique or viral’ listings with new video series
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