Labour leader warns property viewings may have to stop

"If the sector is seen to be abusing the safety rules, the Government has the right to withdraw its consent to keep the housing market open," warns Mark Hayward, Chief Executive of the National Association…

There was no mention of a much hoped-for extension to the Stamp Duty holiday in today's Autumn Spending Review, delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The British Property Federation has published a "Covid-19 recovery roadmap", suggesting that Stamp Duty be temporarily cut for institutional build-to-rent investors, and a reduction of VAT on residential…