Andy Burnham
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: All aboard the Burnham Express
Andy Burnham’s plans for greater state control and infrastructure investment will do little to revive Britain's growth, argues Trevor Abrahmsohn.
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Regulation & Law
Burnham warned by former PM not to raise property taxes
Prime Minister Andy Burnham should not consider increasing tax on property in next month's Budget, according to Gordon Brown.
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Regulation & Law
‘Trusted trader scheme’ to beat cowboy builders is announced
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he wants to put cowboy builders out of business with the Government’s new Approved Code.
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Guest Blogs
The property market: Is the cavalry coming to our rescue?
Is Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham coming to save the property market, asks Trevor Abrahmsohn, founder of Glentree international.
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Regulation & Law
Stronger planning powers for mayors proposed
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook suggests mayors could have the new planning powers by early next year.
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Regulation & Law
Mansion Tax increases predicted in upcoming Budget
Knight Frank’s Tom Bill says Andy Burnham faces “tough choices’ in order to meet his Government's spending plans.
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Housing Market
Prices to fall this year despite Burnham bounce
Rightmove has downgraded its forecast for this year, suggesting that asking prices will see a drop of up to 2%.
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Kate Faulkner
PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE: Has Andy Burnham fuelled consumer optimism?
Kate Faulkner takes a look at the GfK Consumer Confidence Index as a useful early indicator of future property market activity.
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Adam Walker
BLOG: Burnham’s threat to increase Capital Gains Tax
Business sales specialist Adam Walker warns that aligning Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax could discourage investment and business ownership.
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Rental market
MP campaigner against “dodgy landlords” handed key Government job
Mary Kelly Foy, who boasts a record dealing with "dodgy landlords", is given job working with Housing Minister.
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