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An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

The government has issued an official note to detail the announcement made yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding stamp duty holiday...

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...

A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the...

A survey of people currently buying property suggests as many as a quarter may pull out if they know they’ll miss...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...