All Election articles – Page 9
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Markets
Rent controls will punish renters and investors, Mr Miliband
Fashion, much like property, is cyclical. Ideas inevitably fall out of favour, only to be resurrected years later, usually sported by gloating youngsters.
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Insight
Still everything to play for as election campaign hots up
If there was one recurring theme among the Brits in Cannes this week, it was that with eight weeks to go until the general election nobody has any real idea what the result is likely to be.
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Online
New select committee for the built environment
A new House of Lords select committee will be established following the general election in May with the aim of scrutinising placemaking and built environment policy.
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News
BPF urges next government to reform 'outdated' business rates
The British Property Federation (BPF) has set out its key recommendations for the next government, with reform of the “outdated” business rates regime at the top of its priority list.
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Online
Tories pledge 200,000 starter homes
David Cameron is to set out plans to double to 200,000 the number of discounted homes for first-time buyers that would be built under a Conservative government over the next parliament.
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Professional
‘Far too much democracy,’ says Norris at LandAid election debate
At last week’s LandAid debate at City Hall, some of the biggest names in politics revealed which property policies they would like to see their parties introduce if they win the general election in May.
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Insight
Cameron may have to rely on Labour stay-at-homes
Twelve weeks to the general election and it’s still too close to call.
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Online
Property Week election survey results: the shape of things to come?
There are now just three months to go until the general election, and the outcome is too close to call for any but the boldest pundits.
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Online
Miliband unveils plans for renters
Labour has today outlined its proposals for tenants in the private rented sector, promising to cap rent increases for struggling ‘Generation Rent’.
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Markets
Housing flashpoints for election
With housing shaping up to be a major election issue, we examine the key battlegrounds likely to dominate the debate.
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Insight
Rolling the dice in the general election speculation game
An increasingly popular parlour game among residential research teams is guessing the impact on the housing market of the various permutations that could be thrown up by the general election.
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Insight
What to expect when you’re expecting an election
With the year only a few weeks old, the starting gun for the general election has already been fired.
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Online
Have your say in our General Election survey
Property Week wants to know what you think about May’s General Election – and what it might mean for the market.
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News
Investors may face bumpy ride amid election uncertainty
Historical data shows property yields tend to soften during tightly-fought general election years
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Insight
Property Predictions 2015
After the return to form last year, the industry is cautiously optimistic about the year ahead.
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News
Property Week Election Manifesto
While immigration, the welfare system and public spending are likely to dominate the rhetoric between now and the General Election, issues such as how to stimulate the economy and the UK’s place in Europe have obvious implications for the property market.