Tories launch ‘Scrap Stamp Duty’ petition
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls SDLT a 'tax on aspiration.'
Property industry reactions: Tories pledge to ‘abolish’ Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty is 'a bad tax, an un-Conservative tax', says Kemi Badenoch.
Ten Years On: Assessing the ‘profound effect’ of the second home stamp duty surcharge
'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.
Stamp Duty ‘should be abolished as part of a wholesale reform of property taxation’
'SDLT certainly should not be increased,' declares an in-depth new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and 'a well-designed tax system would have no place for SDLT at all.'
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
London Square buys 800-home Earl’s Court scheme
Aldar-owned developer completes another significant resi acquisition in SW London.
Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
The former Manchester Mayor and Prime Ministerial hopeful has been a long-standing advocate of a Land Value Tax to replace Stamp Duty.
Property Industry Reactions: Starmer resigns, opening the door for a Burnham premiership
UPDATED: It's a 'double whammy,' says Becky Fatemi - 'uncertainty over future policy, followed by concern about the policies themselves.
Part-complete luxury resi project near Buckingham Palace offered for £35mn
Rare PCL development play 'ready for immediate start on site'.
Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank’s Glanville to lead prime cities push
BNP Paribas-backed agency steps up expansion across key regional markets.
First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
‘Change’: Charles Curran on what a Burnham premiership could mean for London’s prime property market
'We see Mr Burnham as a negative for the Prime Central London property market for second home owners, foreign owners and landlords,' writes estate agency boss.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
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Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
Brokerage signs former Strutt & Parker Kensington sales head
Experienced PCL operator Andy Harris is Moveli's latest senior recruit.
Reform or catch-up? Why the prime property market is already ahead of the Government’s plans
Ministers want to speed up homebuying and reduce failed sales, but many of the reforms being proposed have long been standard practice at the top end of the market, writes property lawyer Laura Conduit.
Battersea Power Station picks contractor for Gehry-designed next phase
165-year-old firm will complete Electric Boulevard with two striking new buildings delivering around 300 new homes and c.65,000 of commercial space.
Prime Minister Questions: Lucian Cook on what political change means for the housing market
Savills' resi research chief bemoans yet another round of Westminster upheaval, heralding more unwelcome uncertainty for the housing market.