Westminster ‘guilt tax’ gets go-ahead
Council votes to roll out innovative 'Community Contribution' scheme
Westminster’s CIL committee hands out £5m
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Holiday home tax loophole is ‘a scandal’, says Colliers
The current system allows many second home owners to avoid both council tax and business rates
Westminster investigating 1,500 properties in AirBnB crackdown
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Campions expands in SW London with Battersea & Nine Elms swoop
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Rare fully-consented PCL development opp seeks buyer
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