End of stamp duty holiday leaves the market ‘facing a precipitous cliff edge’
Tax expert warns that ending the stamp duty holiday in March will have a “devastating impact” on the housing market.
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Investment boost for Zero Deposit as KFH joins existing shareholder agencies
KFH sits alongside Andrews as new property agency investors.
Vendors grow, but slowing residential property market directionless overall
Uncertainty over whether the government will extend the stamp duty holiday beyond March has led to a drop in property market activity.
Number of sales agreed per agency branch in December hits 14-year high
As we approach the stamp duty, LTT and LBTT cliff edges on the 31 March, NAEA Propertymark is increasingly concerned about the pressure this is placing on the property industry.
Stamp duty holiday has helped maintain post-lockdown buyer boom
The number of sales agreed in 2020 surpassed 2019, new data shows.
Agent slammed for leaflets which ask, ‘Has Covid been a blessing in disguise?’
JP & Brimelow, described as the “heartless agent of the north”, issues a groveling apology for their ‘clumsy and ill thought out’ leaflets after being panned on social media.
Rental demand falls as EU tenant numbers hits four-year low
Goodlord has analysed 300,000 tenancies from across the last four years to track the decline in the number of EU tenants moving to England.
Man has been charged over ‘sex-for-rent’ allegations in first case of its kind
The 52-year-old is scheduled to appear at North East Surrey Magistrates’ Court next month in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in England and Wales.
HMRC extends self assessment deadline – but there is a “sting in the tail”
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed that the 31 January tax return filing deadline will be extended to 28 February.
Coronavirus: Agent shares video diary of ‘working through the pandemic’
Stephen Groves, the director of Home Estate Agents in Urmston, Greater Manchester, highlights some of the challenges currently facing agents, as well as clients.