All Budget articles – Page 7
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OnlineGovernment and Lloyds partner to support small housebuilders
The government and Lloyds Bank have together launched a £100m fund to support small housebuilders.
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ProfessionalOsborne misses chance to make statement of intent with budget
Against a backdrop of tight fiscal purse strings the chancellor’s 2015 Budget lacked landmark changes.
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InsightNo alarms and no surprises in Budget
Much of the Budget was trailed in the days leading up to it, of course.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Residential property reaction
The government today unveiled a number of measures in the Budget which have implications for residential property, including speeding up brownfield land delivery in London and a new Help to Buy ISA for first-time buyers.
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Budget 2015: Government launches CPO review
The government has launched a consultation into the compulsory purchase regime as part of its support for brownfield land development.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Government to embark on £13bn mortgage sale
George Osborne has announced that the government will sell £13bn of mortgages it inherited from the bailout of Northern Rock and Bradford Bingley.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Government departments to pay market rents
Chancellor George Osborne today revealed plans for government departments to pay market-level rents in their own buildings.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Osborne unveils Help to Buy ISA
Chancellor George Osborne today announced a new Help to Buy ISA to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Chancellor announces 20 new housing zones
The government has confirmed plans to create the first 20 housing zones outside of London.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Brent Cross and Croydon schemes to benefit
The government has pledged £97m for the regeneration of Brent Cross, as well as £7m to support the development of the Croydon Growth Zone, in today’s Budget.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Industry reaction to business rates proposals
The property industry has broadly welcomed proposals outlined in today’s Budget to allow some areas, including Greater Manchester and Cambridge, to keep 100% of their business rates growth. The chancellor also committed to reviewing the business rates system – an announcement which was trailed earlier this week.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Manchester set to net £1.35bn in business rates plan
Government plans to allow Greater Manchester to retain 100% of the growth in business rates could net the area around £1.35bn, according to Deloitte.
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OnlineBudget 2015: More money for brownfield development in London
The government will allocate more money to the London Land Commission in order to boost the supply of new homes in the capital, the chancellor said today.
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OnlineBudget 2015: Chancellor announces devolved powers and business rates reform
George Osborne has announced further regional devolution through business rates legislation and ‘city deals’ in his Budget today.
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OnlineHow the last five Budgets have affected property
Property Week has analysed the last five Budgets – from 2010 to 2014 – and pulled out the main ways that they affected the property industry.
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OnlineOsborne's pension reforms will spark a buy-to-let frenzy
Who’s got a bet on how many times George Osborne will use the phrase “long term economic plan” in his Budget speech? If I were a betting man I’d put my money on 25.
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ProfessionalOsborne has closed a tax loophole – but how did it come to open?
Louis Baker unpicks one of the lesser publicised policies from the Autumn Statement.
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OnlineNorth to get own 'sovereign wealth fund'
Osborne announces long-term fund that will invest revenues from shale gas resoures into the North of England.
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OnlineGovernment reveals dramatic overhaul of stamp duty
Chancellor announces overhaul of stamp duty in move to make tax more progressive
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OnlineOsborne announces structural review of business rates system
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the government will conduct a structural review of business rates in today’s Autumn Statement.
