Ministers step up to review tax ‘loophole’ for second homes
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Holiday home tax loophole is ‘a scandal’, says Colliers
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Deadline looms for client money protection regs
Reminder: Letting agents have until 1st April to sign up to a government-approved CMP scheme - or face fines of up to £30,000.
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London’s ‘unfair’ Council Tax system should be abolished – IPPR
'Council tax should be abolished and replaced with a property tax which is proportional to the present-day value of homes', suggests think tank
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