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A land agent has called for the planning process to be privatised as it hits out at the Government’s focus on...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

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

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

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

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

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

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

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...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

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

Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

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

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The government is reported to have yet again delayed a decision on whether to privatise the Land Registry. The Financial Times says...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers has become the latest body to call for the scrapping of stamp duty to give the...

An estate agency is defending itself after sharp criticisms from local groups following the display of the firm’s banners on lampposts. Greene...

In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry.  The Chancellor confirmed...

There are fears that a little-publicised proposal could mean some of the country's smallest estate agencies would have to file tax returns...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...

Around 120,000 home owners will have to spend around £110m to revalue their homes if Labour’s mansion tax policies come into...