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Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

A mortgage firm specialising in high net worth clients says the stamp duty holiday cliff edge will not impact the most expensive...

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...