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Stamp Duty receipts hit £9.3bn amid speculation over reform

Homebuyers have paid £9.3bn in stamp duty between January and August this year, a...

Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Landlords sceptical as planning reforms fail to shift sentiment

Government efforts to overhaul the planning system have been met with scepticism by landlords...

Rayner admits stamp duty error after using son’s trust to buy £800,000 flat

Angela Rayner has admitted underpaying stamp duty on the £800,000 Hove seafront flat at...

Housing market ‘faces two months of uncertainty’

The housing market is braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty after Coventry Building...

Former Nikko chief warns CGT on homes would punish owners

A leading City figure has warned that imposing capital gains tax (CGT) on primary...

Housing stock grows as solar panels and EV chargers take root

England’s housing stock has grown by more than two million homes in the past...

Industry voices warn over risks of stamp duty reform

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s consideration of replacing stamp duty with a new national property tax...

Reeves weighs property tax overhaul to replace stamp duty

The Treasury is examining plans for a new levy on homes worth more than...

Surveying sector strains deepen housing supply crisis

The UK surveying industry is under mounting pressure as compliance demands grow faster than...

Half of UK children worried about money, new study finds

Children as young as seven are grappling with financial anxiety, according to a new...

Cleverly returns to frontbench as shadow secretary of state for housing

Kemi Badenoch has brought former leadership rival Sir James Cleverly back to the Conservative...
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Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Digital ID cards could be transformative for the UK

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