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Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Buying
Are you looking to buy a flat, either for your own use as a home or as a buy-to-let investment? Flats including apartments and maisonettes are generally sold on a leasehold basis , and the length of the remaining...
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Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2021 | Market Reports
We spoke to some Members agents of The Guild of Property Professionals about the impact a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) increase could have on the property market. According to Joe Gervin, Director and In House Solicitor at LPS Real Estate,...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | Market Reports
Saying that 2020 changed the way many companies do business is a massive understatement. Pivoting their strategies, businesses evolved and adapted to a new way of working with many people now working from home for the foreseeable future. With the...
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Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Market Reports
As of 1 July 2021, there will be changes to Land Transaction Tax (LTT) in Wales. Up until 30 June 2021, LTT is payable when you purchase or lease a property above the threshold of £250,000. Therefore, currently, no tax is payable on the...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | Market Reports
Since March 2020, low deposit deals have virtually disappeared from the mortgage market, hitting first-time buyers hard, as well as those with low levels of equity in their property. During the COVID-19 pandemic, lenders saw these deals as...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | Market Reports
On 3 March 2021, Chancellor Ri sh i Sun ak announced that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) h oliday will be extended until 30 June 2021 after facing pressure to extend the deadline by three months amid concerns ...
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Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 | Market Reports
A year like no other 2020, a year in which the housing market defied expectations. At 7.6%, annual price growth across the UK is at its strongest since the summer of 2016. Over 129,000 homes are believed to have changed hands in December, 32%...
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Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 | Market Reports
At 9.7%, average annual price growth in London exceeds the UK average. Growth is currently stronger than at any point since July 2016 and considerably higher than the 1.2% fall recorded this time a year ago. Although Rightmove report average...
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