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Housing ‘first dibs’ will not work for Londoners
This month, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to enable Londoners to have “first dibs” on new-build homes on brownfield land up to the value of £350,000 for the first month of their release.
Victory is Property Week’s… sort of
It is a while since I can recall so many responses to a Budget landing in my inbox.
Budget is mixed bag for property industry
Stamp duty cut welcomed but capital gains tax reform could ‘jeapordise’ investment.
Stamp duty in the spotlight ahead of next week’s Budget
As he faces renewed calls to rethink stamp duty in the final run-up to the Budget, chancellor Philip Hammond is said to be considering a range of options for the unpopular tax, including scrapping it entirely for first-time buyers.
A bold chancellor would impose top-end council tax hikes to tackle stamp duty
“Between a rock and a hard place” was how the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) described chancellor Philip Hammond’s predicament as he contemplates his next budget later this month.
Hammond considers slashing stamp duty for first time buyers
Chancellor Philip Hammond is considering a big cut in stamp duty for first-time buyers for next month’s budget, a newspaper report has claimed.
