“James Ashton's article in the Evening Standard (4th December) on the new progressive stamp duty system attempts to lay down some of the pitfalls of a higher revenue on top end properties, but I'm not sure that even he believes in the counter argument that he is making. Clearly it's fairer; I'm not sure many people are going to be lamenting a slowdown in the profits being made by estate agents in the £10m plus housing market.

An edited version of Ian Anderson’s article on Housing Delivery was published in the Evening Standard on Wednesday 21st August. The full version of the article is provided below: