Sowing the Seeds

“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and...

Stamp Duty and CGT Changes on Corporate Ownership

The FT reports that figures compiled from the UK’s three largest upmarket estate agents,...

Accidental Landlords Amnesty

HMRC has announced a tax amnesty for “accidental landlords” – the growing number of...

Stamp Duty Rise Hits Sales

Research by Savills has found that the introduction of a 7% stamp duty rate...

Homes on the line

‘A new survey has found that one in five company owners have been forced...

Boris calls for stamp duty cut

‘Boris Johnson has urged George Osborne to cut stamp duty to help first-time buyers....

Prime buyers sit tight

‘Estate agents have reported that the top of the property market has cooled down,...

BoE concerned by commercial property loans

‘The Bank of England’s director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, has warned that at...

Stamp Duty Schemes

The Times investigates the loophole which has allowed offshore companies to buy some of...

Cable Accuses Conservative Over Mansion Tax

Vince Cable has accused the Government of walking away from a mansion tax on...

Generation Rent

The Institute for Public Policy Research has said that Britain’s housing crisis will force...

Buy-to-let tax break

Under new proposals buy-to-let homes bought in company names may be taxed more leniently...