Housing
■Stamp duty abolished for all first-time purchases of up to £300,000. This is available on first £300,000 on purchases of up to £500, 000 in London
■ An urgent review established to look at gap between housing permissions and completions - an interim report due to be published by the spring statement. Read EG's data analysis on residential applications crash by a third
■ Hammond makes his formal pledge: £44bn to build 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s
■ Local authorities will be able to charge a 100% council tax premium on empty property, Hammond says
■ Government will increase targeted affordability funding for housing by £125m over next two years, benefiting 140,000 people
Business Rates
■ After next revaluation, full business rates revaluations will take place every 3 years
■ Business rates will switch from RPI to CPI two years early in Apr 18, which will save small businesses £2.3bn over 5 years, Hammond says
Infrastructure
■ £1bn of discounted lending to be made available to Local Authorities across the country to support infrastructure projects
The Regions
■ Chancellor pledges £1.7bn to support NPowerhouse + Midland Engine - 50% to go to areas with elected mayors, 50% up for grabs for other areas

■ Government to open negotiations for a Belfast city deal

The ten property takeaways from the Autumn Budget 17. A bumper package of investment in housing and infrastructure. Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/ICXTflRQ1Z #egbudget #budget17 #realestate #property pic.twitter.com/HnWHi5PcSK

— Estates Gazette (@EstatesGazette) November 22, 2017

Very important that Hammond added that additional caveat on house-prices in London/expensive areas. Huge imposition of stamp-duty for FTBs in the capital. Table: pic.twitter.com/zJ53796o6Q

— Graham Shone (@GShoneEG) November 22, 2017

Bumper investment for housebuilding #Budget2017 pic.twitter.com/8dflFUTRJa

— Louisa Clarence (@LouisaClarence) November 22, 2017