A Abolishing ISAs when there is no CGT on primary residence just makes housing even more attractive than it already is. And to be more precise, ISAs benefit the wealthy and/or those on high incomes. … (View Post)

There is also strong undercurrent of scepticism from the London/University town left wing who find themselves not the centre of attention for once. I think that will be a bigger challenge for Burnham… (View Post)

There's one person who won't be happy about the proposed property tax. (View Post)

Agree on stamp duty. But I don’t think that’s the case on a property tax - even just floating the idea is going to make housing less attractive as an investment. (View Post)

Also baffled by the idea it would gum up the property market. Housing gets all sorts of subsidies (IHT, CGT, perverse CT bands and discounts, even UC savings thresholds), which makes it incredibly at… (View Post)