Tom Bill: Mind the gap between tax policy and economic reality

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As Labour weighs up more tax rises for the autumn Budget, Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research warns of the unintended consequences of getting the sums wrong.

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Tom Bill

Head of UK Residential Research at Knight Frank

Tom Bill is Head of UK Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. He has written detailed reports on London sub-markets and contributes to The Wealth Report and Global Cities report. Tom, a former Bloomberg and Reuters property journalist, is a regular media contributor on the London property market and has presented at events in Europe and the Middle East.

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