Stamp duty specialist consultancy Cornerstone Tax claims some 120,000 buyers in the UK may be owed SDLT refunds. It says that in 2017/18, over £12.9 billion in stamp duty was paid by homebuyers in the… 

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of those questioned in the Comparethemarket study found the process of moving home more… 

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The study is based on the average asking prices of almost three million properties, and… 

“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… 

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year – so long as there’s a trade deal with the EU and a speedy end to the pandemic.… 

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads – even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook ads, agents’ databases, portals and other sources, and then nurtures those leads to keep… 

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting enquiries in August. The figures suggest it delivered 150,000 sales and lettings enquiries to… 

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of High Street branches with a new 3,000 square foot office in a town centre.… 

The government claims its stamp duty holiday has supported nearly 750,000 jobs thanks to the ripple effect in the economy. A statement from HM Treasury says house sales rose 15.6 per cent in August following the introduction…