A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to measure the impact of the holiday as a whole, and to assess the… Stamp Duty loss: 70,000 agreed sales will miss deadline
One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be scrapped on low-value homes – and maybe abolished completely. Gerard Lyons was chief economic… Brexit and Boris backer calls for stamp duty to be scrapped
There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The independent market monitor Moneyfacts says overall mortgage availability rose in January this year… Good news for market as mortgage choice hits 12-month high
A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid of negotiating with the seller’s agent. Barclays’ mortgage division says 30 per cent of… Many buyers are scared of negotiating with agents – claim
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no costs for making them safe. This will involve new £3.5 billion public spending in… New tax and billions more for cladding – but is it enough?
The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from buying some waterfront homes. The island is a magnet for high net worth buyers,… Foreign investors may be banned from some waterfront properties
The roads where homes have sold for the most money since 2011. A street in Chelsea which has been called home by everyone from Madonna to Jeffrey Archer and the Hollywood star Douglas Fairbanks Jr… The most expensive streets in London
An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40 per cent during the pandemic. Meanwhile other prime London postcodes have seen sold prices… 40% price fall and 54% price rise – Prime London snakes and ladders
A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in ‘failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark market snapshot comes with a warning from chief… Failed Sales fear as Stamp Duty Holiday cliff edge approaches
Zoopla’s latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31. And the portal says: “The case is growing for a short, month long extension to help buyers who… Top portal is latest to urge stamp duty holiday extension
