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Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...

Coventry Building Society has joined calls for Stamp Duty reform. The lender has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the controversial property...

The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £623m over the last twelve months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a leading...

High property taxes in Scotland may eventually deter buyers, one of the country’s major agents has warned. Analysis by DJ Alexander has...

The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

The Northern Ireland Executive should seek devolved powers over Stamp Duty, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body has urged the Executive to...

Scotland may face “serious labour shortages” due to its relatively high property buying taxes compared with in England, a leading agent...

A leading agent has called on the Scottish government to reduce property taxes rather than freezing rents if it wants to...

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...

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 UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

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

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

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

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

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

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...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

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

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

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...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

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

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has introduced no new property taxes in his Spring Budget - but a clampdown on those setting up...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The government has announced that its next Budget will be on March 8 next year. Until recently, Budgets and their ‘mini-me’ Autumn...

The introduction of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax to replace stamp duty in Scotland is having an “eye watering” impact...

Brexit and wider economic uncertainties worsened by changes to property taxation have forced the Council of Mortgage Lenders to cut its...

The almost non-stop series of tax changes affecting all aspects of the housing market in recent years looks set to continue...

The Conveyancing Association says new Chancellor Phillip Hammond should use next month’s Autumn Statement as the opportunity to reverse controversial buy...

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

An international accountancy consultancy says mainland Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world - and that...

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