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News Bulletin — 8 July 2026. Six stories through the prime London property lens.

This week: Burnham puts property tax on the table with a land value tax under consideration; Westminster debates a £5 million investor visa; Knight Frank's head of super prime says London offers the best buying opportunities in a decade; Gulf capital backs The Bay on Hyde Park's doorstep; Bank of England mortgage approvals fall to a two-and-a-half-year low; and a government consultation opens on the quid pro quo leases that could undermine ground rent reform.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Burnham puts property tax on the table
1:00 A £5 million golden visa — back on the table?
1:40 Gulf investors call the bottom
2:20 Gulf capital backs The Bay
3:00 Mortgage approvals at a two-and-a-half-year low
3:40 The freeholders' workaround on ground rent

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