
This presentation was given at a Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) seminar on 16 January 2024.
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How do the tax treatments of landlords and owner-occupiers compare? What would a tenure-neutral system look like? And how should the taxation of housing be reformed? This presentation was given at a Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) seminar on 16 January 2024.
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Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
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- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0002
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- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Adam, S. (2024). 'Taxing rented and owner-occupied housing' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/taxing-rented-and-owner-occupied-housing (accessed: 10 February 2025).
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