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09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will extended furlough help struggling agents and suppliers?](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate unchanged despite unusual early announcement](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England’s monthly interest rate decision was made today - but instead of it being announced at 12 noon,...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Big rises in property taxes expected to pay for virus spending](/img/default/eat.png)
Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent breaks ranks and calls stamp duty holiday “cowardly”](/img/default/eat.png)
A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty mayhem? Conveyancers may not cope, warn agents](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is Rightmove the biggest winner from the stamp duty holiday?](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty changes and Furlough Bonus scheme announced by Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cuts WON’T help the market - a contrary view](/img/default/eat.png)
An industry analyst is challenging the long-established agents’ view that reducing or temporarily scrapping stamp duty would help the market. On the...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty dithering could kill the market, warn angry agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Almost 90% of sales could have zero stamp duty says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty changes being considered by Sunak - but when?](/img/default/eat.png)
Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Furlough changes: Agencies and suppliers must pay some wages](/img/default/eat.png)
The Chancellor has revealed how he will wean businesses off the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - meaning that agencies and suppliers...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Some agents still financially insecure despite furlough extension](/img/default/eat.png)
The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agents set to benefit from government aid package](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agencies closed in lockdown exempt from business rates for one year](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...