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High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that in 2020 London leavers purchased 73,950 homes outside… Read More »Exodus of buyers from London continues

“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

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… Read More »Phase It Out – Calls grow for ‘tapered’ end to stamp duty holiday

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… Read More »Agents can work in Tier 4 as government publishes guidelines

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