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Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

RICS has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution. The review...

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

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

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

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

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

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

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

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

If a political party wants to run a country, it’s probably a good idea that it shows it can at least...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

Vigilant followers of the Liberal Democrats may have spotted a blog in the name of Mark Pack early yesterday morning, commenting...