No change to SDLT as the Chancellor outlaws letting agency fees to tenants

Measure to be unveiled in today's Autumn Statement

Stretched planning departments have had to be "topped up" to the tune of £450m over the last three years to cover the cost of processing planning applications, a new study has found.

Estate agents are likely to become the guardians of people’s pension pots, says Ed Mead. So will the Government decide who can and can’t handle this? And will regulation follow?