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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

There’s been a shock one per cent increase in the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty on second homes, coming into effect...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features

Government figures suggest that the number of second homes in the UK has dropped two per cent in the eight year...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...
24 August 2019
From: Features

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A business rates tax break which benefits holiday home owners is to be reviewed by ministers, who have now launched a formal...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...
22 September 2018
From: Features

Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...
15 August 2018
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There’s been a landslide vote to ban new-build second homes in another tourist hotspot. Some 90 per cent of those who voted...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...
11 June 2018
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National estate agency Jackson-Stops claims that the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes is still confusing buyers, despite being in...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Holiday home sales in one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations are holding up, despite stamp duty and the age...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning given details of a sharp fall in both profits and revenue, wirth sales significantly falling away and...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

Winkworth, one of the largest estate agencies in London, has expanded with two new offices - although they are 235 and...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A think tank says the penalties now levied against second home owners - such as the stamp duty surcharge and phasing...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features

An organisation that calls itself the Cornish Republican Army - and which has claimed responsibility for starting a fire in one...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...
03 June 2017
From: Features

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Two more local referendums have, as expected, agreed neighbourhood plans which ban the sale of new-build homes to anyone other than...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Residents in two parts of Cornwall will vote tomorrow on whether to join the holiday resort of St Ives in banning...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...
22 April 2017
From: Features

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...
24 March 2017
From: Features

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

With tax relief changes, a rise in Stamp Duty for second homes and strict mortgage affordability checks now in place, it...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...
25 February 2017
From: Features

The government’s attitude of “Nanny knows best” has “squandered another opportunity” to make a real difference to the housing crisis, according...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...
16 January 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

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

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

A solicitor has asked how the ban on the sale of new-build apartments and houses to holiday home buyers in a...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The result of a referendum in a tourist hotspot seeking a ban on the sale of new-build flats and houses to...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A key decision that may have far-reaching implications for the sale of holiday homes has been delayed by a High Court...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Next week sees a court case which will decide whether there will have to be a re-run of the ‘second homes...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has announced that from April 2018, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be replaced with a Land Transaction Tax. The...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The highest number of second homes in UK local authority areas exist not in the south west, the Lake District or...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is warning that it will “take time” for the three per cent stamp duty surcharge to be absorbed into...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There is likely to be an October court date set for a judicial review into a ban on new-build houses and...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

A report says agents in the Cornish holiday home haven of St Ives admit the local market has been hit by...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in Scotland rose 0.9 per cent in May, taking the average value to £172,119 - still down on a...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...
08 July 2016
From: Features

Countrywide says it is too early to say whether the stamp duty surcharge introduced in the spring has had any significant...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...
01 June 2016
From: Features

A judicial review into the process surrounding the controversial 'second homes referendum' in St Ives means the result could, in theory,...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has quantified what the industry has known for some weeks - there has been a...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Yesterday George Osborne delivered his eighth budget as chancellor, announcing an extra £3.5 billion in spending cuts by 2019-20. The Office for...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News

In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry. The Chancellor confirmed...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

JLL says the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties and second homes has obliged it to downgrade its forecast...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has spoken out about the threat of ‘abandoned sales’ if a completion bottleneck prevents purchases of properties going...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted cautiously to a surprisingly-high 2.5 per cent increase in house prices - in just one month - announced...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has called on government to introduce an exemption from the stamp duty surcharge for parents buying...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s Land & Building Transaction Tax - its more radical replacement for stamp duty which still applies throughout the rest of...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

There is less than a week to go before formal consultation ends on the introduction of the so-called stamp duty surcharge...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister David Cameron has dismissed out of hand appeals and comments from Estate Agent Today readers to reconsider the recent...
25 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A major estate agency is demanding urgent clarification on a three per cent tax levy - a ‘mini-me’ version of the...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

My suspicion in my December Industry Views column that the Chancellor, George Osborne, holds certain types of property owners in contempt...
08 January 2016
From: Features

Today is the last chance for Estate Agent Today readers to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today readers are being given the rare opportunity to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

There is just four weeks left for the official consultation period set by the government over its controversial proposal to levy...
04 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Controversy is growing over the government’s surprise consultation period for its proposal to levy a three per cent stamp duty surcharge...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The government chose Christmas Bank Holiday Monday to launch its formal consultation on the ‘additional properties’ stamp duty surcharge, first announced...
28 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a three per cent surcharge on the full purchase price above £40,000...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London’s residential values have risen 4.3 per cent over the past 12 months and now average £2.3m per property...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The director of two major agencies says George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge and stock at an “historically low level” will force...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says the current malaise in the central London housing market is not, as many agents and commentators suggest, simply down...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has admitted that stamp duty ‘take’ is expected to soar from £11.2 billion this year to £17.8 billion in...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

There’s been shock and anger from agents - especially those in London - at the surprise news of an additional three...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

George Osborne has announced a shock additional 3.0 per cent stamp duty on second homes and buy to let properties. Details are...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The government is reported to be considering a policy of capping prices of some homes in the countryside to ensure they...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

It is to the credit of our political parties - and our own industry’s lobbying - that so many housing-related matters...