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  • What happens when ministers set the valuation rate?

    Leasehold consultant Vanessa Griffiths argues that government-prescribed enfranchisement valuation rates could improve certainty for UK leaseholders while shifting substantial value between leaseholders and freeholders.


    Leasehold consultant Vanessa Griffiths argues that government-prescribed enfranchisement valuation rates could improve certainty for UK leaseholders while shifting substantial value between leaseholders and freeholders.

    Source: Estate Agent Today · Originally published: 2026-10-31T00:02:00+00:00

  • Viability in the Margins

    LRG chief operating officer David Wilson argues that single-family rental housing and patient institutional capital can help UK developments remain viable where higher construction, financing and regulatory costs undermine conventional projects.


    LRG chief operating officer David Wilson argues that single-family rental housing and patient institutional capital can help UK developments remain viable where higher construction, financing and regulatory costs undermine conventional projects.

    Source: Estate Agent Today · Originally published: 2026-10-31T00:01:00+00:00

  • A Chancellor, a red box and a lost property Budget

    Property industry leaders argue that the UK Autumn Budget offers mixed prospects for housing, welcoming first-time buyer support while warning about rental-income taxes and the absence of substantial stamp-duty reform.


    Property industry leaders argue that the UK Autumn Budget offers mixed prospects for housing, welcoming first-time buyer support while warning about rental-income taxes and the absence of substantial stamp-duty reform.

    Source: Estate Agent Today · Originally published: 2026-10-31T00:07:00+00:00

  • 温泉評価制度「湯シュラン」、「三ツ星」に21施設 モデルケースで初認定

    Japan’s Yushuran hot-spring rating scheme has awarded its first three-star ratings to 21 facilities, assessing water characteristics, freshness, rarity, safety and hygiene, and environmental and cultural value.


    Japan’s Yushuran hot-spring rating scheme has awarded its first three-star ratings to 21 facilities, assessing water characteristics, freshness, rarity, safety and hygiene, and environmental and cultural value.

    Source: Kankokeizai Shimbun / 観光経済新聞 · Originally published: 2026-10-31T08:01:12+09:00

  • New Growth Deal backed to support Highland Housing Challenge

    Highland Council has agreed to open talks with the Scottish and UK governments on a proposed Growth Deal linking housing delivery with infrastructure, workforce and wider regional investment.


    Highland Council has agreed to open talks with the Scottish and UK governments on a proposed Growth Deal linking housing delivery with infrastructure, workforce and wider regional investment.

    Source: Scottish Housing News · Originally published: 2026-10-30T09:38:44+00:00

  • Autumn Budget tax rises could hit accidental landlords hardest, expert warns

    Property expert Elliot Castle warns that landlords who inherited a home or let a former residence could be particularly exposed to the planned April 2027 increase in UK property-income tax rates.


    Property expert Elliot Castle warns that landlords who inherited a home or let a former residence could be particularly exposed to the planned April 2027 increase in UK property-income tax rates.

    Source: Property Reporter · Originally published: 2026-10-30