1st Oct 2007
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has pledged that a Conservative government would raise the threshold for inheritance tax to £1 million.

5th Oct 2007
Proposals from the Conservatives to raise the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £1 million could result in £44.2 billion of savings a year, it has been claimed.

11th Oct 2007
Concerns are growing that recent changes unveiled in this week’s pre-Budget report will impact upon those participating in save-as-you-earn (SAYE) schemes, it has been revealed.

30th Oct 2007
Britain is in danger of “mortgaging the future of a generation”, a report has warned today.

1st Nov 2007
The Treasury is considering a partial U-turn over its controversial plans to reform capital gains tax, according to press reports.

16th Jan 2008
The UK property market is facing its worst conditions for 15 years, new research said on Wednesday.

17th Jan 2008
Britain’s private housing stock saw nine per cent growth in 2007, Halifax says.

21st Jan 2008
Gross mortgage lending saw declines dramatically below the usual seasonal dip, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says.

22nd Jan 2008
Asking prices in the UK residential housing market have fallen to their lowest level since December 2005, online estate agent Rightmove says.

28th Jan 2008
UK house prices fell for the fourth month on the trot in January, according to new figures.