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04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tory Housing Policies Miss Out On Poll Position](/upload/images/1%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Industry%20views%20Tory%20Housing%20Policies(1).png)
You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![General Election: estate agents react to Tory manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Labour Agrees New Housing Policies](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(007)%20Labour's%20housing%20pledges.png)
You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Chancellor commits to Family Home Tax Guarantee](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![There is a future in buy-to-let](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20There%20is%20a%20future%20in%20buy%20to%20let%20-%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Emma%20Cox%2C%20MD%20of%20Real%20Estate%20at%20Shawbrook.jpg)
High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![Think tank calls for Oz-inspired housing ‘sin taxes’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring Budget missed the mark, estate agents claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![What would a real property industry Budget look like?](/upload/images/2%20%20Proofed%20%20--%20What%20would%20a%20real%20property%20industry%20Budget%20look%20like%20by%20Steve%20Richmond%2C%20General%20Manager%20UK%26I%20at%20Reapit%20.jpg)
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Pros and cons for the PRS in Hunt’s 'small beer' Budget](/upload/images/3%20Pros%20and%20cons%20for%20the%20PRS%20rented%20sector%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Spring Budget disappoints but OBR revises housing forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How I would rescue the buy-to-let sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_1641632506.jpg)
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cohabiting as a couple - what happens to the house if we split?](/upload/images/4%20shutterstock_1746444971.jpg)
There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![Buckle Up! It's Going To Be A Busy 2024](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image.png)
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Housing Market and the Election - Does It Matter Who Wins?](/upload/images/EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20Will%20the%20election%20result%20affect%20the%20housing%20market.jpg)
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![Chancellor should provide targeted support to both landlords and tenants, says industry expert](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_1996823306.jpg/2%20shutterstock_1996823306__400x226.jpg)
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
![Should landlords receive BTL mortgage support?](/upload/images/1%20PayProp%20PR%20August%20Should%20landlords%20receive%20BTL%20mortgage%20support_final%20by%20Neil%20Cobbald.png)
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![Spread a little positivity,' says lettings chief](/upload/images/4%20HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...
12 August 2023
From: Features
![Merger and acquisitions become more popular in times of uncertainty - here's why](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Atomic%20Consultancy/LucyNoonan_360x280.png)
With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...
18 January 2023
From: Features
![Autumn Statement - is it the start of a new chapter?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – is this the end for fixed-fee online estate agency?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![Autumn Statement - what did our panel of property experts make of it?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![Are new EPC regulations viable for landlords in the current climate?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![Autumn Statement unveils council tax, CGT and stamp duty changes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: What agents want from Chancellor Hunt](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Chancellor urged not to further tax homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers back stamp duty cut for downsizing pensioners](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home movers back replacing stamp duty with capital gains tax charge](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Coming ‘Budget’ - What’s In Store For Agents?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features
![Seize Putin’s Properties: Mayor wants drastic response to Ukraine](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SadiqKhan-400x310.png)
London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Will Ukraine, Interest Rates and Energy Prices hurt housing market?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC consulting on new Stamp Duty threat to property sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax on ALL homes - government told to act](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2021 aftermath - did the chancellor target property for tax revenue?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![Agent Alert: Capital Gains Tax rules change kicked in at midnight](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all. For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget: Details of business rate changes and new development tax](/upload/images/library/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property tax threat returns as government sets Budget date](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - will UK agents ever be seen as true professionals?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...
28 August 2021
From: Features
21 August 2021
From: Features
![Capital Gains Tax threat returns - property “disposals” warning](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New property tax demanded by MPs who want more money for councils](/img/default/eat.png)
A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax threat to homes put on back burner](/img/default/eat.png)
The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax and Property Sales - report calls for overhaul](/img/default/eat.png)
A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax glitch hits property sales, says accountancy firm](/img/default/eat.png)
Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax fear for properties with dedicated home offices](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin - What’s the verdict?](/img/default/eat.png)
The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Tax Day was just a damp squib says leading industry analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Limited property tax proposals unveiled by government](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fears grow of Capital Gains Tax changes to be unveiled next week](/img/default/eat.png)
There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax reform could wreak huge damage on housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty extension revealed by Chancellor Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget Briefing: Four things to watch for in today’s Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stand by for Capital Gains Tax changes later this year - experts](/img/default/eat.png)
Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Big property tax increases may be held back until after Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty clarity must be Budget priority says top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sellers and buyers must bargain as March 31 cliff edge nears - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Calls grow to reform ALL property taxes, not just stamp duty](/img/default/eat.png)
Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New Property Tax Grab: Wealth tax supporters repeat call for levy](/img/default/eat.png)
A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![What is happening to house prices during the third lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features
![Video – Phil Spencer and Henry Pryor on lockdown, stamp duty and 95% mortgages](/img/default/eat.png)
In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features
![Banks may not be able to cope with mortgage demand, warns agency](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty cliff-edge could throw away market growth - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: What challenges lie ahead as 2021 gets underway?](/img/default/eat.png)
Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![You guessed it…10 things to watch for in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features
02 January 2021
From: Features
![Budget date is in time for U-turn on stamp duty holiday extension...](/img/default/eat.png)
The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax hike may LOSE money, says investment chief](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK’s property taxes highest in world according to official figures](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sunak pledges new homes but does not hike property tax - yet](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sunak’s Big Day: “Don’t make knee-jerk property tax rises” he’s told](/img/default/eat.png)
Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax hike is GOOD news for agents, insists top analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tax Bombshell: CGT could double under new proposals](/img/default/eat.png)
A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Latest legislation – how can agents and landlords be compliant?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Could employee ownership be a good option for estate agencies?](/img/default/eat.png)
In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features
![Insight - what’s really going on in the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features
![Autumn 2020 - seven things to watch](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features
![Big rises in property taxes expected to pay for virus spending](/img/default/eat.png)
Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![It’s a trap! Stamp duty holiday could lead to property taxes - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tax grab on house values proposed in new 'Property CGT'](/img/default/eat.png)
Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax Threat: new warning it could hurt housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax - could it be applied to first homes over £500,000?](/img/default/eat.png)
Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Delay property tax change until market revives, experts tell government](/img/default/eat.png)
A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![“Don’t buy a new home before selling old one” tax experts tell buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
A group representing 600 tax experts working in UK legal and accounting firms is warning buyers not to purchase a new...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vendors may have to estimate CGT on sales under new rule](/img/default/eat.png)
A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![The final stages of Section 24 – where does this leave the PRS?](/img/default/eat.png)
This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features
![Capital Gains Tax changes: owners advised to seek financial advice](/img/default/eat.png)
A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Treasury grabs record Capital Gains Tax after buy to let sell-off](/img/default/eat.png)
A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before. The...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty changes – who would be the winners and losers?](/img/default/eat.png)
We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features
![Labour would crash housing market warns senior industry figure](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Replace stamp duty with tax on house sale profits, urges finance chief](/img/default/eat.png)
An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Slash stamp duty and scrap CGT on buy to let sales, says top Tory](/img/default/eat.png)
An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why stamp duty should be abolished and not just reformed](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features
![Agents slam “regurgitated rhetoric” in Hammond’s damp squib statement](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty relief for first time buyers extended by Chancellor Hammond](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Budget briefing - Seven things to watch for today](/img/default/eat.png)
Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features
![Three-year tenancies - should they be compulsory?](/img/default/eat.png)
An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...
27 October 2018
From: Features
!['Desperate' stamp duty surcharge will hurt London market - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Forget narrow demands - Work together for more homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...