{"id":3515,"date":"2016-02-03T07:01:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T00:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/introduce-capital-gains-charge-on-property-says-thinktank\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T07:07:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T00:07:21","slug":"introduce-capital-gains-charge-on-property-says-thinktank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/introduce-capital-gains-charge-on-property-says-thinktank\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduce capital gains charge on property, says thinktank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nGovernment should bring in annual levy to slow house price rises, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social ResearchBritain\u2019s housing crisis can only be solved if the government switches to an annual capital gains charge on homes, according to a report. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) warned that prices would continue to rocket, pricing first-time buyers out of the market, while property was lightly taxed compared with other assets that investors can buy.Buyers need to find a deposit of \u00a380,000 to afford an average home, after a 50% rise in prices over the past decade. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2016\/feb\/03\/introduce-annual-capital-gains-charge-property-housing-crisis-niesr-thinktank\" target=\"_blank\">Introduce capital gains charge on property, says thinktank<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Government should bring in annual levy to slow house price rises, according to the National&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-UH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123701,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-urged-to-tax-3tn-windfall-from-20-years-of-soaring-house-prices\/","url_meta":{"origin":3515,"position":0},"title":"UK urged to tax \u00a33tn windfall from 20 years of soaring house prices","date":"December 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Thinktank says capital gains tax should be applied so poorer households are spared from paying more in taxThe \u00a33tn windfall from soaring house prices in the past 20 years should be subject to a capital gains levy so that poorer households can be spared paying more in tax, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10610,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ifs-predicts-future-capital-gains-tax-cuts-will-favour-the-rich\/","url_meta":{"origin":3515,"position":1},"title":"IFS predicts future capital gains tax cuts will favour the rich","date":"April 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank says chancellor likely to reduce rates in next budget despite concerns about inequalityThe government is likely to favour the rich in the next budget with further reductions in capital gains tax rates, despite concerns about inequality, according to Paul Johnson, director of the Institute\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":99336,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/treasury-weighs-up-tax-break-for-landlords-who-sell-to-generation-rent\/","url_meta":{"origin":3515,"position":2},"title":"Treasury weighs up tax break for landlords who sell to generation rent","date":"October 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Thinktank draws up plan at time when 40% of young adults are unable to buy a homeThe chancellor, Philip Hammond, is considering using this month\u2019s budget to introduce a \u201cgood landlord\u201d tax break rewarding investors who sell properties to sitting tenants amid a housing crisis that has left 40%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":117948,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/heres-an-idea-that-could-earn-the-government-400bn-in-25-years-nils-pratley\/","url_meta":{"origin":3515,"position":3},"title":"Here&#039;s an idea that could earn the government \u00a3400bn in 25 years | Nils Pratley","date":"July 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A capital gains tax on primary residence \u2013 it may be politically toxic but has the virtue of fairnessThe UK\u2019s public finances are \u201con an unsustainable path\u201d, the Office for Budget Responsibility said last week. 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