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25 June 2022
From: Features

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...
25 June 2022
From: Features

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of property transactions continues to rise despite the cost of living crisis and remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, HMRC...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A property expert has warned against bans on second home sales and has suggested giving local buyers first refusal instead. It comes after...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...
11 June 2022
From: Features

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New homeowners are being warned about cold calls from scammers advising them to make speculated stamp duty refund claims. The warning comes...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property sales slumped in April but are still above the pre-pandemic average, HMRC data shows. Provisional UK property transaction figures from the...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising house prices have rendered the government’s Help to Buy ISA scheme useless, an analyst claims. The Help to Buy ISA saving...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features
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The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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

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

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...
09 April 2022
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

John D Wood - which along with Hamptons is regarded as the prime end of the suite of agency brands now...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features

The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes. Earlier this...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...
08 March 2022
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Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

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
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London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features

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

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

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...
05 February 2022
From: Features

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty loophole in one part of the UK is likely to be closed later this year. Until now buying a...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The conveyancing technology firm Search Acumen has launched what it calls “an end-to-end solution” in a bid to abolish “antiquated” ways...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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
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Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector. In...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...
18 December 2021
From: Features

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all. For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

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

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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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
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features

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

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy. The Institute for Public...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...
04 September 2021
From: Features
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A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...
28 August 2021
From: Features

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live. In June OTM announced a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...
21 August 2021
From: Features

The housing market could be in for a financial boost of an unusual kind as a High Street bank plans to...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...
07 August 2021
From: Features

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax. Colliers claims local authorities are...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...
24 July 2021
From: Features

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...
17 July 2021
From: Features

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...
26 June 2021
From: Features

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

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...
05 June 2021
From: Features

Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...
29 May 2021
From: Features
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In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...
22 May 2021
From: Features

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...
19 May 2021
From: Features

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...
15 May 2021
From: Features

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...
08 May 2021
From: Features

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...
24 April 2021
From: Features

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...
17 April 2021
From: Features

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

One of the most outspoken campaigners against stamp duty has been fined for avoiding tens of thousands of pounds in … stamp...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...
03 April 2021
From: Features

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

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday. In a document...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s highly-anticipated Tax Day was just a damp squib. That’s the view of leading analyst Anthony Codling, who says the almost complete...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Varying decisions across the country means the dreaded stamp duty cliff-edge will hit the market at different times in different UK...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour says Chancellor Rishi Sunak “will give away half a billion pounds to second homeowners and landlords through the stamp duty...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...
27 February 2021
From: Features

A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...
13 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government needs to step in to rescue two valuable property incentives before they expire at the end of March, a...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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
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Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features

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

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features
02 January 2021
From: Features

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...
22 December 2020
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

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics. The...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...
30 November 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

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...
23 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

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

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features

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

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...
24 October 2020
From: Features

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...
17 October 2020
From: Features

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty specialist consultancy Cornerstone Tax claims some 120,000 buyers in the UK may be owed SDLT refunds. It says that in...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined his measures to help agencies and other businesses survive Coronavirus. His announcements - endorsed by both the...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The irrationality of Britain’s council tax system has been laid bare in a new league table drawn up by estate agency...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax expert says that there is 'zero likelihood' of the government changing its mind on stamp duty changes for overseas...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has published draft legislation giving further details on the two per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-residents purchasing residential...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features

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

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...
25 July 2020
From: Features

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 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

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The new thresholds for the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty come into effect today - a week after the SDLT holiday...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The threshold at which Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is paid by purchasers is to be raised from £145,000 to...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent tax specialist has suggested that stamp duty cuts would not help improve the housing market, despite many agents suggesting...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...
01 July 2020
From: Features

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...
25 June 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

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...