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The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

A Labour frontbencher has failed to explain why the party has no plans to reform council tax based, in most cases,...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £623m over the last twelve months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a leading...

High property taxes in Scotland may eventually deter buyers, one of the country’s major agents has warned. Analysis by DJ Alexander has...

The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...

Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

So much has changed in the world of property of late that it’s easy to be behind the times - and...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

A property tax consultant has hit back at suggestions of a housing market crash, suggesting that overseas investors will help sustain...

The Scottish Government’s Budget this week is being described as an opportunity to help homebuyers and to make the country an...

The Northern Ireland Executive should seek devolved powers over Stamp Duty, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body has urged the Executive to...

Scotland may face “serious labour shortages” due to its relatively high property buying taxes compared with in England, a leading agent...

The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...

The much-rumoured Stamp Duty cut has been confirmed, increasing the thresholds before the property tax is paid. Delivering his mini-Budget this morning,...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

A leading agent has called on the Scottish government to reduce property taxes rather than freezing rents if it wants to...

The government has rebuffed calls to assess whether different rates of Stamp Duty could incentivise property development or sales of energy...

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

The government’s highly-anticipated Tax Day was just a damp squib.  That’s the view of leading analyst Anthony Codling, who says the almost complete...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

The government has published draft legislation giving further details on the two per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-residents purchasing residential...

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

The holiday home market may still be struggling in the wake of the three per cent additional homes stamp duty surcharge...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...