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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Proptech firm iamproperty is hoping for more acquisitions this year as it plans to create a central ‘eco-system’ where agents can...

A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Proptech firm iamproperty has reached a new milestone as it reveals its partner agent network has hit 5,000 firms. The milestone represents...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...

More than 1,000 estate agency branches are to join iamproperty’s partner network from SDL Auctions after a trade deal between the...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has opened its first offices in Northern Ireland. It comes after...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has been sold. Nicholas Faulkner, the owner of leasehold property management...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

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

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

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

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

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

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

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

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

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

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

The government has issued an official note to detail the announcement made yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding stamp duty holiday...

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...

A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...

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

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

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 leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...