All Autumn Statement articles
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NewsHas the promise of planning reform failed to materialise?
The UK’s planning crisis addressed in last week’s Autumn Statement has been criticised as ‘headline-grabbing’.
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NewsForgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
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NewsAutumn Statement: Hunt ‘gives with one hand, takes with another’ with planning and business rates changes
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement provided a mixed bag for the property industry with the announcement of premium planning services and a freeze to the business rates multiplier among the measures likely to have the most significant impact.
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NewsSadiq Khan calls for £470m brownfield development boost ahead of Autumn Statement
Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged the government to provide a £470m brownfield development boost to help build 76,000 new homes across the capital.
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NewsLondon Property Alliance urges government to remove VAT from retrofits
The London Property Alliance (LPA) has called on the government to remove VAT for retrofitting projects - one of a raft of measures it said it would like to see introduced in the Autumn Statement.
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NewsAltus predicts overall business rates bill will rise £1.95bn next April
Headline rates of inflation for September signal that gross business rates bills will rise by £1.95bn in England next April, commercial real estate intelligence firm Altus Group has predicted.
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OnlineWinkworth raises profit forecast despite higher mortgage costs after mini-Budget
In a trading update for the 10 months to the end of October, estate agency group M Winkworth told investors that the residential property market remained strong in the third quarter.
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OnlineDeadline on stamp duty a ‘really bad idea’, says industry
The industry has slammed the decision in this week’s Autumn Statement to end stamp duty cuts at the end of March 2025.
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OnlineGovernment must amend fibre tax position if UK is to compete globally
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement announcement that new fibre optic broadband infrastructure will benefit from 100% business rates relief for 5 years is welcome, but long overdue, and purely a short-term fix.
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OnlineHousing investment must provide for the elderly to solve the crisis
Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement has put housing on the priority list, but only time will tell if the proposed £7bn spending - to support the construction of new homes, including spending by Housing Associations - turns into a successful strategy.
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InsightAutumn Statement: super-prime remains a beacon on industry's landscape
Like many, I’m disappointed the property industry was not higher on the chancellor’s agenda ahead of last week’s Autumn Statement.
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InsightAutumn Statement: property industry left in limbo over interest deductibility
The chancellor had lots to say on housing and infrastructure in his first and last Autumn Statement but what was missing were the changes needed to take the brakes off private sector investment.
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ProfessionalAutumn Statement: inadequate business rate plans dishearten industry
The overwhelming consensus on chancellor Philip Hammond’s first - and apparently last - Autumn Statement was one of frustration.
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OnlineAutumn Statement: uncertain times require clarity on infrastructure
With uncertainty the only certain fixture for the near future, the chancellor hinted at the beginnings of new fiscal stimulus in his Autumn Statement speech.
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OnlineAutumn Statement: a new opportunity for the housing sector
Residential development was at the heart of the Chancellor’s pragmatic approach to building a ‘country that works for everyone’, in an Autumn Statement that sought to stabilise the post-referendum housing market.
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Insight‘Spreadsheet Phil’ fails to excel in Autumn Statement
Well that was worth waiting for, wasn’t it? In his Autumn Statement, chancellor Philip Hammond announced the UK economy will still not be operating at a surplus by 2020, gave no hint that the regressive and damaging 3% stamp duty levy on second homes would be repealed and confirmed the ...
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OnlineAutumn Statement: Long overdue rate holiday for fibre infrastructure
While the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement announcement that new fibre optic broadband infrastructure will benefit from 100% business rates relief for 5 years should be welcomed, unfortunately this only addresses the tip of the iceberg.
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OnlineAutumn Statement: Key tax takeaways
You had to look hard for the stand-out announcements in the Autumn Statement on the taxing side. But there were a few.
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OnlineAutumn Statement: The five key announcements
The key planks of chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement have been met with a wide range of reaction from the property sector.
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OnlineAutumn Statement: New £2.3bn housing infrastructure fund
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a new £2.3bn infrastructure fund that will enable the development of 100,000 new homes.
