New financial crisis would hit SDLT revenue hardest

Stamp Duty Land Tax could be due to take a hit according to a warning from an industry watchdog.
Adverse Possession of the River Thames – Port of London Authority v Mendoza [2017] UKUT 146 (TCC)

Introduction This case raises the unusual question as to whether mooring a house-boat on a river can give rise to a claim to adverse possession of the riverbed underneath the boat.
“We’re still looking at a property market that has more strength and stability than many might have predicted”

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on HMRC Property Transactions June 2017:
HMRC June property transactions

Revealing the monthly estimated figures for both residential and non-residential property transactions, HMRC property statistics for June 2017 have been published today (21/07/17).