Local government dependence on property exaggerated

The ongoing slowdown in the property sector is hitting land sales, which some have suggested has worrying implications for local government finances. We think the risks are being exaggerated and that land sales, and indeed the property sector as a whole, contribute less to local government revenue than is widely believed. 

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