The Guardian: London is the wild west of the global property market – and it needs a sheriff

The Government has announced some major reforms to the English leasehold system, in a bid to "fundamentally make home ownership fairer and more secure."

Last week, the government proposed a major reform of leasehold laws, with new rules possibly arriving within two years.

There are "a range of areas in which Capital Gains Tax is counter-intuitive and creates odd incentives", says the Office of Tax Simplification in a comprehensive review of the CGT regime.