Location, Taxation, Location: What would a mansion tax do to the prime property market?
Savills' Head of UK Residential Research Lucian Cook grasps the political hot potato, assessing the potential impact of a mansion tax on the prime housing markets of the UK.
By Prime Resi
Are prime property tax plans brave or misguided?
Lib Dem proposals for a new property wealth tax that would levy an annual charge on owners of prime properties, which Ed Balls last week called "serious", are now being championed by leading housing charity…
By Prime Resi
New Scottish land tax could drive prime buyers south of the border
Strutt & Parker has warned that Scotland's Stamp Duty replacement, due to kick-in in 2015, could wobble the top-end of the property market north of the border, especially in prime areas around Edinburgh…
By Prime Resi
Most read
LATEST ARTICLES
Happy Holidays: PrimeResi will resume full service in January 2026
Wishing all our readers health, happiness, peace and prosperity - and a very merry festive break.
By PrimeResi
Super-Prime Deal Digest: 35 of 2025’s standout London property sales
PrimeResi’s essential review of the most significant luxury transactions of the year, from Chelsea to Hampstead.
Super-Prime Deal Digest: 15 of 2025’s standout country property sales
PrimeResi’s essential review of the most significant luxury transactions of the year, from Shropshire to Surrey.
In Conversations: PrimeResi’s must-read interviews of H2 2025
Six more profiles of property industry leaders who have been shaping the luxury resi sector this year.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Savills, Foxtons, ONS, LonRes, Jackson-Stops, Acadata, Property Vision, RedBook…