CIOT/IFS debate: How is tax damaging the housing market and how can we fix it?

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The new government says housing market failures are one of the UK’s biggest barriers to growth. What part does tax have to play in this? How does tax affect the availability and affordability of housing for owner-occupation and for rent? 

From capital gains tax to mortgage interest deductions, from VAT on renovations to the furnished holiday lettings regime, from stamp duty land tax discounts and surcharges to the council tax single-person discount, how far is tax policy responsible for the problems in the UK housing market? And what can be done about it? Where should the new government start?"

An expert panel discussed these important questions at this event.

Our Panel: 

• Stuart Adam, Senior Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Meera Chindooroy, Deputy Director, Campaigns, Public Affairs and Policy, National Residential Landlords Association
• John Powlton, Head of Investment Management Tax, M&G, and member of the British Property Federation Tax Committee
• Josh Ryan-Collins, Professor of Economics and Finance, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, and author of ‘The demand for housing as an investment: Drivers, outcomes and policy interventions to enhance housing affordability in the UK’ (Oct 24)

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