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A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

There’s a new warning that the estate agency industry may be in a more fragile financial condition than before the pandemic,...

If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...

Smaller independent agencies that took out government Bounce Back loans to help them through the Coronavirus crisis now have more time...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

A customer due diligence training webinar is being held for Rightmove members next week. This is the third anti-money laundering training webinar...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

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...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before.  The...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

FirstHomeCoach, the brainchild of a former HSBC banker, has launched with the aim of providing “every service” a first time buyer...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns -...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

An influential backbench Conservative MP is the latest to speak out, urging the government to resolve the growing argument over the...

There is just four weeks left for the official consultation period set by the government over its controversial proposal to levy...

“Estate Agents have been highlighted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) as under reporting relative to their vulnerability to money...