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… Read More »Stamp Duty may have been overpaid by 120,000 buyers – claim

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… Read More »Conveyancing and mortgage fees blamed for extra moving costs

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… Read More »Rightmove says prices for ‘second-time-buyers’ at record high

“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… Read More »Buyer surge to beat stamp duty holiday expected to continue in early 2021

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… Read More »Brexit deal and vaccine vital for stable market – forecast

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… Read More »New PropTech product nurtures leads for agents – even as they sleep

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… Read More »Record figures for leads to agents, claims free-to-list portal

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… Read More »Agency behind Say No To Rightmove reveals High Street expansion

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… Read More »Government claims credit for housing market boom