Article source: Marc da Silva https://propertyindustryeye.com/ Borrowers are being offered the option of locking their mortgage repayments at the same level for up to 40 years with the launch of…
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Stamp duty extension ‘simply defers’ the cliff-edge …
Stamp duty extension ‘simply defers’ the cliff-edge as calls grow for big changes Article origin: Marc da Silva, https://propertyindustryeye.com/ The chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday beyond the…
Stamp duty holiday will be extended until end of June
Article source: Marc da Silva https://propertyindustryeye.com/ Rishi Sunak is said to be preparing to introduce a three-month extension to the stamp duty holiday to allow more time for existing property…
Properties are taking longer to sell…
Properties are taking 29% longer than average to sell once under offer. Residential properties are currently taking almost a third longer than normal sell once under offer because of conveyancing…
Berriman Eaton offers free printing service to help parents home schooling
Parents who are struggling to print their children’s schoolwork are being given a helping hand by an estate agent. Berriman Eaton has recognised the pressure and frustration home schooling is…
Parliament to debate stamp duty holiday extension
The House of Commons has confirmed there will be a debate about stamp duty after a petition on the UK government’s website for the current stamp duty holiday until September…
Leasehold property sales could be abolished in favour of commonhold
Leasehold property sales could soon be scrapped in favour of commonhold, in accordance with recommendations made in The Law Commission’s ‘Residential leasehold and commonhold’ report in July 2020, after the…
Capital gains tax could change
Capital gains tax could ‘be brought into line with income tax rates’ Capital gains tax (CGT) increases could be around the corner as the chancellor Rishi Sunak looks to find…
Bellway Homes fined £600,000 for demolishing bat roost
Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime, according to police. The housebuilder has been handed a…
Revealing the bigger picture in estate agency finances
Every year, I review the annual accounts of the UK’s largest estate agencies to see how the market is faring and it has revealed a very interesting picture, with some…
