Britain’s favourite rural home locations
Where Britons want to live revealed: Rural and coastal areas have seen the biggest surge of interest from buyers – and Bruton, Somerset tops the list thanks to Sarah Beeny The locations with the biggest…
Buyer surge to beat stamp duty holiday expected to continue in early 2021
“Accidental savers” who put money aside during the lockdowns are piling into the housing market and will drive up UK asking prices by four per cent in 2021. As many as 650,000 properties are due…
Phase It Out – Calls grow for ‘tapered’ end to stamp duty holiday
Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now appears unlikely. There’s still an online petition gathering momentum for an extension –…
Agents can work in Tier 4 as government publishes guidelines
The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a section given over to moving home. The full document covers working from home…
Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government’s refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday.The government has told campaigners that it “does not plan to extend the relief” beyond March 31 next year. “This…
Gazeal announce that 1 in 3 sales fall down
Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital platform Gazeal which has made the calculation by monitoring transaction and other…
Madness! Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday provokes anger
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government’s refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that it “does not plan to extend the relief” beyond March 31 next year.…
Agents Losing Money: Fall throughs cost £10k a month per branch
Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital platform Gazeal which has made the calculation by monitoring transaction and other market…
Agents demand immediate tax action to help market
NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday – the stamp duty holiday equivalent north of the border. It also wants the SNP administration…
Yes Purplebricks – but how many homes do you actually SELL?
Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The agency’s long-standing nemesis – housing analyst Anthony Codling – has returned to the…