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”… Read More »Madness! Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday provokes anger

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… Read More »Agents Losing Money: Fall throughs cost £10k a month per branch

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… Read More »Agents demand immediate tax action to help market

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… Read More »Yes Purplebricks – but how many homes do you actually SELL?

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again – Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to come. The portal is forecasting a robust four per… Read More »Market frenzy to last until spring at least says Rightmove

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the March 31 stamp duty deadline. They are also urging… Read More »Stamp Duty rush causing mental health issues for conveyancers

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the government, instead of increasing it. The claim comes from… Read More »Capital Gains Tax hike may LOSE money, says investment chief

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next year when the stamp duty holiday ends. “There is… Read More »Market losing steam as RICS worries about slowdown in 2021

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world for the second year running. Just as Chancellor Rishi… Read More »UK’s property taxes highest in world according to official figures