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A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A stamp duty loophole in one part of the UK is likely to be closed later this year. Until now buying a...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

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...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

There’s been a shock one per cent increase in the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty on second homes, coming into effect...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

The introduction of the Land Transaction Tax (LTT) to replace stamp duty in Wales has had a significant impact on house...

The Welsh Government has revealed the bands and rates for its new Land Transaction Tax, which replaces stamp duty in the...

The Welsh Government has set out the new levels of stamp duty for the country from next year onwards - and...

Scotland already has the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax instead of stamp duty - now Wales is following suit, with a...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Welsh politicians have called for clarity over the new Land Transaction Tax that will replace stamp duty from April next year. In September...

The Welsh Government has announced that from April 2018, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be replaced with a Land Transaction Tax.  The...