In an Autumn Budget much anticipated by the property industry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond has given very little in the way of help.
The hoped-for announcements of waiving Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to first time buyer tenants, and also tax breaks and incentives for landlords who offer longer-term tenancies and various cuts to stamp duty have failed to materialise in the Autumn Budget.
Instead, token gestures towards fixing the UK property market seemed to be the order of the day.
£5.5 billion for the Housing Infrastructure Fund – in a move aimed at supporting the building of 650,000 new homes.