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The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase stamp duty immediately to stop runaway house prices and… Read More »“Increase stamp duty immediately” urges senior MP

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes become more affordable to local buyers. Mark Drakeford –… Read More »Leading politician says sales tax on homes could help local buyers

The number of properties coming on the market is still not meeting the huge demand from buyers, but the level of new listings has improved according to Rightmove. When comparing… Read More »Supply Drought Over? Big jump in property listings, reports Rightmove

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat of cybercrime. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild… Read More »Cybercrime warning to estate agents holding sensitive data

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to a leading accountancy firm. The issues arise when buy… Read More »Capital Gains Tax glitch hits property sales, says accountancy firm

A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents – and that may be bad news for portals. Starberry’s chief executive… Read More »Digital Earthquake as agents shift spending from portals to websites

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing the lowest volume of annual sales on record. London… Read More »London agony goes on as sales in prime central area hit record low

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains Tax being levied on the vendors of some properties.… Read More »Capital Gains Tax fear for properties with dedicated home offices

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains Tax being levied on the vendors of some properties.… Read More »Capital Gains Tax fear for properties with dedicated home offices

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and Wales in March this year compared to 12 months… Read More »Stock shortage crisis as listings now down by 25 per cent