Author Archives: Trevor Abrahmsohn

Boris and his desire to build more new homes in the Capital

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Halleluiah and good on you Boris for your championing the cause of new homes in London.  We build 5% of the homes we need in the Capital and the supply is being strangled by politically inept planning councils and lenders who are being thoroughly over cautious and risk averse and are conspiring to limit new house building.

The aim of building 42,000 new homes per year for the next ten years is ambitious but if you don’t set a benchmark you will never improve on your performance. Continue reading →

How to Dramatically Prevent Cycle Deaths On The Roads

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The rapid increase in cycle usage is a wonderful thing and, frankly, it should be encouraged since there cannot be a greener, efficient and healthier means of transport and fitness regime.

We all notice in other countries such as India, The Orient, Holland etc that cycling is a way of life for many and provides the only realistic method that is affordable to travel from one place to the other. Continue reading →

Anticipated Proposals Concerning Capital Gains Tax on Foreign Individuals Buying In The UK.

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The socialists would have us believe that they would like to stop foreign individuals enjoying a Capital Gains Tax free environment in London and, as such, the Lib Dems have pushed the Tories into considering imposing this tax.

The truth is that it will not even raise  £100million that means it will probably not even pay for itself.  The taxpayer will therefore subsidise the cost of raising this tax.  Is this daft or not? Continue reading →