Planting trees to increase woodland cover in the UK can result in many environmental benefits but it has also been advocated to help...

Recent coverage of the impact of Inheritance Tax changes have generated considerable levels of comment about farmers. Leaving aside the...

Introduction The first post relating to farmland and taxation highlighted a number of issues. One of these is that of the levels of...

Introduction The changes to Inheritance tax announced in the budget on 30th October and their possible impact on farming have generated...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has released the annual Council Tax Base (CTB) figures. The latest are for 2024. ...

Data from the Office for National Statistics provides a useful analysis of the location of owners of enterprises that are registered for...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS), have released figures on the number of short-term lets by local authority.  The data covers...

Introduction Planning can appear at times as irrational in that decisions are made which people either find unjustified or are not based...

Summary This analysis looks at sales of dwellings in relation to owner-occupied dwellings as a share of all occupied dwellings.    ...

The Office for National Statistics have released data showing details about online job adverts in the UK.  The details below are...

Wealth and taxes – an idea on inherited wealth Context The issue of wealth and whether it should be taxed and if so in what way is one...

The Office for National Statistics has released data on private rents and rental affordability.  Private rent prices are expressed as a...

The importance of green spaces particularly in urban areas is now recognised as the extracts from a report published by the University of...

A recent report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, sets out what it sees as future 'reforms’, to sort out public finances...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

The report authored by Josh Ryan-Collins, looks at the role that housing as an investment has played in pushing up house prices. The...

New housing data – what does it show us? The Office for National Statistics is working on providing statistics on housing. They state – “...

The Office for National Statistics release details of mortgage payments and house prices on a monthly basis.  The latest figures are...

Components of house prices – an analysis There appears to be some confusion about the components of house prices/values.  For example, a...