Tory plan to scrap HIPs \"shambles\" - HIP Payment Services
HIP Payment Services has branded Tory plans to scrap HIPs a \"chaotic shambles.\" Chief executive Jeff Smith commented: \"The suggestion that a Tory government would scrap home information packs is both irresponsible and impractical.
Development of the month
On the site of the former Saatchi Gallery in London’s St John’s Wood, a luxurious new gated scheme by Oakmayne Properties and Vanderbilt is underway. Steve Menary takes a trip to The Collection, where art is being replaced by high end living, with some construction challenges along the way
Lifetime household tax hits £630K - TaxPayers\' Alliance
The average household will pay £630,000 to the Treasury in a lifetime, according to estimates from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) published today (October 1).
Barratt and Zurich launch deposit deferral scheme
Barratt Developments has signed up to a scheme that will allow buyers to defer paying the deposit on a new build home.
Tories pledge to raise stamp duty threshold and scrap HIPs
Ahead of the possible general election, the Conservative government has proposed a handful of measures to aid the housing industry, including raising stamp duty and inheritance tax thresholds.
Face to Face
Chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, PAUL KING, is on a mission to help transform the building industry
Simplification through collaboration
Duncan Salmon and Peter Stockdale (pictured) of Campbell Hooper examine the need for a more transparent and flexible approach to public private partnerships
Club culture
Gavin Davidson, property director at ThePropertyInvestmentMarket.com looks at the ongoing reciprocal relationship between housebuilders and buy-to-let investors
Design brief - Placemaking approach
Savills’ head of residential research Yolande Barnes explains the property value-enhancing benefits of “sustainable urbanism” and why it requires a cultural shift among housebuilders
News analysis
Mark Smulian looks into the government’s newly announced housing and planning delivery grant and finds that behind the £500 million headlines, the details are rather sketchy
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