An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...
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Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: A Budget that could see the Chancellor moving out of Number 11](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Penalised Stamp Duty critic returns to theme of “we pay too much”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![Property investor backs Stamp Duty cut to boost new-build stock](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![SDLT cut ‘a shot in the arm’ for sales, but government could have done more](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty cut ‘could save’ homebuyers £1bn per year, says research](/upload/images/Back-link-images/9_Steps_to_getting_a_mortgage_after_an_IVA.jpg)
The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents - it's time to get clever with property tech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![Insight - is it Time to Stamp Out SDLT?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Buyer demand 'waning' ahead of interest rate decision](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310.jpg)
The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty bills far higher since end of SDLT holiday - claim](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC rakes it in as stamp duty receipts surge to record high](/upload/images/library/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC Stamp Duty Crackdown - more experts warn of problems](/upload/images/library/StampDuty-3-400x310.jpg)
Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC Stamp Duty Crackdown ‘may make home buying even slower’](/upload/images/library/StampDuty-2020-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC tax windfall follows new stamp duty surcharge](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Message to HMRC and Government - stamp duty is outdated](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty negligence claims against conveyancers forecast to rise](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC consulting on new Stamp Duty threat to property sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is it time to reform the tax we all love to hate?](/upload/images/library/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features
![HMRC set to clampdown on stamp duty dodgers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Treasury’s Stamp Duty take soars - so much for the holiday...](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Challenges facing the housing market in 2022](/upload/images/library/RowOfHouses-400x310.jpg)
It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features
![Interview with David Ruddock, Partner at Carter Jonas](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Speed It Up! Experts join forces to call for quicker transaction process](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions. The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
!['Forgotten' new stamp duty surcharge imposed on 5,500 sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ fees fall but cost of moving home has soared this year](/upload/images/library/MovingHome-Keys-400x310.jpg)
The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC SDLT Refunds: Agents warned about ‘ambulance chasers’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty. “An increasing...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market: supply shortage for fifth month in a row](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![What future for Propertymark? Chief to be quizzed by critic of NAEA](/upload/images/library/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: should it change to promote much more downsizing?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech can reassure agents in post-SDLT holiday market - claim](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC figures trigger fear of housing market slump](/upload/images/library/housing-market400x310.png)
A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![We Salute You! - industry tribute after the stamp duty holiday frenzy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London shrugs off end of stamp duty holiday](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LondonRichHomes400x310.png)
Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - Is The Resi Market About To Turn?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![HMRC targets property transactions after slump in tax income](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents to issue tax information to prospective buyers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla - why the property market won’t lose momentum in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...
24 July 2021
From: Features
![HMRC warns of “negative impacts” of Coronavirus on sales figures](/img/default/eat.png)
HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interview with Matt Ratliff, CTO at Sort Group](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...
07 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![London agency enjoys strongest-ever half-year business](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Imagine there’s no stamp duty - It’s easy if you try…](/img/default/eat.png)
A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla Q&A – products, user experience, market momentum and the vision](/img/default/eat.png)
Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...
30 June 2021
From: Features
![Top agent - We have no interest in digitalising the personal side of agency](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...
22 June 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![10% of wealthy buyers want discounts if they miss SDLT deadline](/img/default/eat.png)
One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Could an adjustment to BTL Stamp Duty improve the lettings market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...
16 June 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter: talking Brexit, Covid, USPs and mews homes with Lurot Brand](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features
![Some solicitors charge exorbitant fees to hit SDLT deadline, says top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing leader wants much slower phase-out of stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sellers to go to the suburbs, not the countryside - agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![SDLT not a problem for most first time buyers even as holiday ends](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Garden space ‘shrinking’ because of stamp duty costs - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Multiple Dwellings Relief – what do property agents need to know?](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty receipts drop just 6% in the past year, despite holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - Is it joining the establishment?](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty burden stacked on high end buyers, claims consultancy](/img/default/eat.png)
High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: government clarifies Budget announcement](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has issued an official note to detail the announcement made yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding stamp duty holiday...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Radical end to stamp duty holiday suggested by legal bodies](/img/default/eat.png)
A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents won’t lose investment buyers after SDLT holiday - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![150,000 and rising! Stamp Duty Extension petition wins more support](/img/default/eat.png)
The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Mayhem: Is a six week extension long enough?](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Many buyers are scared of negotiating with agents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Legal warning over little-known stamp duty technicality](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Has the Stamp Duty Holiday extension campaign worked?](/img/default/eat.png)
There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features
![Official data shows why phased end to SDLT break is key - top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Victory? Hint of possible 'phased' end to holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Debate As It Happened - What MPs Said](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday - broker warns most lenders won’t make deadline](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Gag: MPs prevented from debating extension](/img/default/eat.png)
The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fall-throughs to rise as 100,000 face stamp duty disappointment](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![MPs to debate stamp duty as Chancellor considers extension](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cliff-edge end to Stamp Duty Holiday will not hurt market, says analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Campaign to extend SDLT holiday nears landmark total](/img/default/eat.png)
The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Make sellers pay stamp duty, senior industry figure suggests](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Out The Duty - new campaign launched by newspaper](/img/default/eat.png)
A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday extension - This horse ain’t dead yet](/img/default/eat.png)
Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...
09 January 2021
From: Features
![Stamp duty cliff-edge could throw away market growth - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget date is in time for U-turn on stamp duty holiday extension...](/img/default/eat.png)
The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Madness! Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday provokes anger](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty rush causing mental health issues for conveyancers](/img/default/eat.png)
Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax hike may LOSE money, says investment chief](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![On The Fence! - MPs stay neutral over stamp duty holiday extension](/img/default/eat.png)
MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rural property benefits from Covid-19 and the property use revolution](/img/default/eat.png)
The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features
![Price rises overtake stamp duty holiday savings in many places](/img/default/eat.png)
It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancer attacks “outdated” and “age old processes”](/img/default/eat.png)
The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown ‘is right time to invest in PropTech to optimise revenue’](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Allow sales that have exchanged to have stamp duty holiday - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fall-throughs threat: Buyers will pull out if they miss SDLT deadline](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of people currently buying property suggests as many as a quarter may pull out if they know they’ll miss...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing firm to tell buyers they will miss stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fears grow over lockdown impact on transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty receipts up despite first time buyer exemption](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday Mayhem - Sunak urged to avoid 'cliff-edge'](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...