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• UK: Posen calls for bubble tax on homes [national property tax?]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Homeowners must be charged penalty taxes on their properties if the UK is to avoid a future housing crash, according to one of the Bank of Englands policymakers. Adam Posen, a member of the Banks Monetary Policy Committee, said that the Government should consider slapping extra taxes on British properties, suggesting ...
  13 hours ago

• Posen calls for bubble tax on homes

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  Homeowners must be charged penalty taxes on their properties if the UK is to avoid a future housing crash, according to one of the Bank of Englands policymakers.
  15 hours ago

• Kerala asks Smart City developer to stick to agreement

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Kochi, Nov 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday asked Smart City Dubai, the developer of a proposed IT park here, to stick to the framework agreement or else the government would “look for other options”.“In case they (Smart City Dubai) are unable to go by the agreement, we will have to ...
  3 days ago

• John Abrahams 19 crore deal

  
  Masala Daily — Authority: 138
  By glamsham Saturday Nov 28 10:45 AM Bollywood Trade News NetworkNo, this is not about his films. This is the amount John Abraham paid to purchase a new pad in one of the up-market localities in Mumbai recently. According to latest reports, John Abraham has bought himself a new property with an area ...
  4 days ago

• Stamp duty: The Governments cash cow

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  Stamp duty is a disproportionate tax which could be levied more fairly.
  6 days ago

• Buyers rush to get properties completed before stamp duty holiday ends

  
  Loan Empire — Authority: 110
  Last year saw the government take steps to try and revive the struggling property market in the UK, and one of the measures that was put into place to do this was to suspend stamp duty on properties up to the value of £175,000. Previous to this stamp duty had to be paid on properties [...]
  6 days ago

• Finmin set up working committee to review existing policy on foreign portfolio investment

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 452
  To encourage foreign portfolio investment, the Finance Ministry has set up a working group for suggesting changes in the existing policy on foreign capital inflows by FIIs, NRIs and venture capital funds. The 16-member group on portfolio... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full ...
  6 days ago

• Watch out for those thresholds

  
  MBA Geek — Authority: 113
  On the subject of paying attention to detail, there’s another thing you must always watch out for, and that’s thresholds. There are a number of systems out there that use graduated costs and knowing where the thresholds lie can help you save a packet. Let’s take house prices in the UK for example. There’s a ...
  1 week ago

• Government-backed Lenders Raise Mortgage Interest Rates | E1 BTL …

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  Latest report by the Times suggests that government-backed UK lenders increased mortgage interest rates last week. | E1 BTL FINANCE News.
  1 week ago

• UK Mortgage Lending Rises in October – CML | E1 BTL FINANCE News

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  The CML reported a 5% increase in gross mortgage lending in October, yet expects a slowdown in activity on the mortgage market in the coming months. | E1 BTL FINANCE News.
  1 week ago

• Increase in Registration Fees is unconstitutional and without any reasons

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 452
  As per section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 any documents related to immovable property exceeding worth Rs.100/- needs to be compulsorily registered. This being a central Act and is being implemented by the state government as per the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in ...
  1 week ago

• Notification imposing stamp duty on brokers working in Maharashtra and having office in other states

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 452
  Stamp duty collection as per Article 51A of the schedule I of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 to collect the stamp duty from the brokers on transactions of shares and securities conducted in Maharashtra was stayed earlier. Many brokers conduct the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for ...
  1 week ago

• Firsttime buyers save £1700 each due to Stamp Duty holiday

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  Firsttime buyers have saved an average of £1700 thanks to the Stamp Duty holiday during the past year.
  1 week ago

• UK Lenders Announce Mortgage Rate Cuts | E1 BTL FINANCE News

  
  Mortgage online — Authority: 161
  Several UK lenders, including Lloyds Banking Group and Abbey announced cuts in mortgage interest rates lately. | E1 BTL FINANCE News.
  1 week ago

• Smart City Dubai is broke: Achuthanandan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi, was “broke”.“Since they (Smart City Dubai) don’t have money, they are now trying to come up with numerous excuses,” the chief minister told ...
  2 weeks ago

• Property registration will cost 1% of the value of property in Maharashtra, removed ceiling of Rs. 30000/-

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 452
  Mumbai: Revenue department has approved a proposal to levy a flat 1% charge on property registrations with immediate effect, doing away with the Rs30,000 ceiling. Revenue minister Narayan Rane lifted a stay on an earlier order of the government. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
  2 weeks ago

• Property registration to be at 1 %

  
  Property Bytes | — Authority: 140
  Maharashtra’s revenue department has approved a proposal to levy a flat 1 per cent charge on property registrations with immediate effect, doing away with the Rs 30,000 ceiling.Revenue minister Narayan Rane lifted a stay on an earlier order of the government. The decision on the 1 per cent property registration fee ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stamp Duty Land Tax Increase - complete purchases ASAP

  
  Social Networking Guineapig — Authority: 107
  Its extremely difficult for first time buyers to be able to take their first step onto the property ladder. Stamp Duty Land Tax makes a hefty dent into any savings put aside to purchase a house. In order to help first time buyers the government raised the SDLT exemption to £175,000. Currently, buyers purchasing ...
  2 weeks ago

• Two years after, Smart City foundation stone gathers moss

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Kochi, Nov 16 (IANS) Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved issues between the government and the developer.The government signed an agreement with Smart City Dubai to develop the Rs.1,500-crore project ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stamp duty cools house market

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 152
  Research has revealed that rising stamp duties make it harder for people to sell their homes and lowers house prices. ScienceAlert | Stamp duty cools house market Professor Leigh’s research paper, How Do Stamp Duties Affect the Housing Market? is available at http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/~aleigh/
  2 weeks ago

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