UK housing market shrugs off concerns of Brexit slowdown

Rightmove survey shows 4.6% rise in house sales compared with the month of the EU referendum, while the sum of 2017 sales is on a par with the year before The UK housing market is shrugging off concerns in the wider economy following the Brexit vote, compounding...

Changes to new digital tax system in UK welcomed by landlords

A trade organisation representing landlords in the UK has welcomed changes in the requirements from some small businesses and landlords below the VAT threshold to process their tax affairs digitally. The Making Tax Digital requirements are being delayed for a year and...

Plans to ban leaseholds on new-build houses in England

“Unfair charges” levied on buyers of new-build houses could be banned in England under a proposed crackdown. Leaseholds on new-build houses would be outlawed, while ground rents could be dramatically reduced, under government plans subject to public...

Overseas investment in London at record levels

A record 81% of investment in central London has come from overseas buyers so far this year, according to Savills. The rise from 72% last year came as investment reached £7.2bn by the end of May – up 0.3% year-on-year. Savills predicts that total annual figures could...