All Call off Duty articles – Page 2
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News
Strettons notes less resi trepidation
Strettons raised £6.7m at its March residential auction - less than half the £14.7m it made last year - but said that the impact of changes to the stamp duty regime had not been as severe as anticipated.
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News
Government responds to Call Off Duty campaign
HM Treasury has responded to Property Week ’s Call Off Duty campaign this week acknowledging industry concerns - as leading industry figures announced they have commissioned research to put the case for reform.
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Insight
The white paper was no whitewash for BTR investors
In a 12-month period that has brought us not just Brexit but also US president Donald Trump, the government’s housing white paper was never going to set the media world alight.
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Online
Spring Budget: chancellor must act to remove tax barriers
Backed by stronger-than-expected tax receipts, the chancellor has an opportunity to support property developers and investors by removing tax barriers that are blocking development and putting tenants at risk.
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Insight
Chancellor must heed call on duty as well as business rates
The clamour of voices calling for urgent change to the business rates regime ahead of 1 April, when the new ratings list comes into effect, reached such a crescendo this week that it looks pretty nailed on that there will be some sort of announcement in the Budget on 8 ...
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Call Off Duty: petition for reforms to stamp duty tax
The readers of Property Week have officially called on chancellor Philip Hammond to announce reforms to the punitive stamp duty regime in his Budget speech on 8 March.
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Insight
Housing white paper just tinkers around the edges
This white paper is far from the radical overhaul of housing policy that was promised (10.02.17).
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News
Prohibitive SDLT fuelling housing crisis - policy rethink required
Government policy on property and construction is exacerbating the UK’s housing crisis and a drastic rethink of tax policy – including a cut to SDLT as highlighted by your Call Off Duty campaign – could help the housing market to recover.
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Insight
Make commercial key pillar of campaign
To date, Property Week’s Call Off Duty campaign has largely focused on the impacts of onerous stamp duty hikes on the residential sector, and while I am in agreement that the changes have failed to produce the outcomes envisioned by the previous government and should be revised by ...
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Insight
Call Off Duty: our demands
Dear chancellor, the stamp duty regime is hurting the housing market and damaging the economy. If you really want to tackle the housing crisis, you need to Call Off Duty. Here’s how…
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Professional
Landlords must assume tax relief changes will come into force in April
Currently, buy-to-let landlords can deduct their finance costs, including mortgage interest, from their rental profits before calculating their taxable income.
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Insight
Stamp duty just part of the PRS problem
As evidenced by three Fizzy Living schemes falling through as a result of the stamp duty surcharge, government changes are hitting buy-to-let (BTL) investors hard.
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Insight
Call Off Duty: extra stamp duty is immobilising house sales
In my opinion, the stamp duty increases made by George Osborne were largely politically motivated and one suspects that the present government is concerned that in reducing stamp duty, particularly for the more expensive properties, they will be criticised for helping their rich friends.
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Online
Housing deals see annual fall of 7.3% in November
Residential property transactions in November fell by 7.3% compared to the same time last year, according to the latest HMRC statistics.
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Online
2017 Predictions: is B2L ready for new interest restriction rules?
New interest restriction rules are due to take effect in April 2017 and in the worst case scenario they could mean that some individual B2L landlords are forced to pay tax even when they make a loss.
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Insight
Why the BPF is backing #CallOffDuty
I am delighted that Property Week has launched its Call Off Duty campaign. Recent changes to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on both the residential and commercial fronts have affected investor confidence and the ability of our industry to play its part in housing our country’s people and businesses ...
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