Mortgage lender says short supply and strong demand will push prices higher this year
Estate agent’s chief executive warns prospective buyers have mostly missed window to save
Zoopla data shows rise ahead of change to levy regime in April
Asset managers call for removal of ‘disincentive’ to property spending north of the border
Experts respond to queries about measures announced in the autumn Budget
FT reporters review this week’s ￡40bn tax-raising measures
Levy on second homes and buy-to-lets raised from 3 per cent to 5 per cent
Homeowners rattling around in large houses have been reluctant to move to somewhere smaller, but with a changing landscape and new Labour tax policies — notably inheritance — on the horizon, the mood is changing
Since its beginnings in 1965, many UK chancellors have sought to reform the levy as a means of spurring economic growth
Ground rents, rates and insurance add to mortgage costs
Buy-to-let property sales are on the rise
Speculation that Labour will align CGT with income tax rates
Authorities trying to encourage local buyers are losing out
Surge of transactions ahead of the UK general election
Industry group says move will discourage construction of homes being built in England
UK chancellor says the move would encourage the wealthy to sell, so boosting state coffers and freeing housing supply
Your estate’s executors will thank you
Council tax, stamp duty and business rates stifle productivity and hold back the economy
We are concerned about their level of tax exposure
Number of people paying inheritance tax soars 24 per cent in a year as house prices rise
Government proposes to shake up the holiday rentals property market
Under government proposals, short-let landlords would need planning permission
I was dismissed from work after going on leave for bereavement
Radical overhaul would address regional inequalities, says George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Landlord buyers at sharp end of mortgage rate rises after the ‘mini’ Budget
