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The Propertymark Trust has launched Prop X, its first-ever fundraising event, scheduled for Birmingham in September.  A statement from the trade body...

More than a third of property professionals view the Spring Budget as an opportunity to boost new build and the first-time...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

It looks like more families are to be hit with inheritance tax in 2023/4 according to a new forecast.  Research from the...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...

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

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...

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The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform.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...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

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

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

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

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

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

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...

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...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

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

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...

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...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

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

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

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

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

London Central Portfolio, a property investment consultancy, has set out a five point plan for the next government elected this week...

The snap General Election on June 8 adds to uncertainty but does not significantly worsen the market for prime properties in...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than...

The extension of Inheritance Tax from April is likely to hinder the recovery of the battered prime central London market according...

Inheritance tax receipts taken by HM Revenue and Customs jumped to a record high of £4.6 billion in 2015-2016 according to...

Reports suggest foreign buyers may be losing interest in directly owning property in London and are in some cases increasingly attracted...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...