The Stamp Duty Holiday, Villain or Saviour?
The Stamp Duty Holiday, Villain or Saviour? The stamp duty holiday extension debate will resume in Parliament on the 1st of Feb but has it been all good? Regardless of whether it ends on March the 31st or at a later date there will always be some kind of fall out. The
The 2021 Stamp Duty Holiday inspired property trend – Gazundering
If you have your property under offer with the intent of upping sticks and starting afresh this year please be aware of the latest craze, Gazundering. Like many crazes it isn’t new but it’s experiencing a resurgence with the looming stamp duty holiday coming to an end. Many buyers and sellers
Leasehold get a makeover
What? New legislation enables house and flat leaseholders the right to extend their leases by 990 years with a ground rent of zero. The system will be easier and cheaper than previous methods and eliminates the 'Marriage Value’ method for those looking to purchase the freehold of their property too. Why? Leaseholders previously
The Stamp Duty holiday is perceived as a discount but is this merely an illusion?
On July 8th of this year The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a Stamp Duty Holiday to boost Britains’ Housing market. The flood gates opened as many desperate for more space frantically trawled the portals in search of greener pastures. Three years of Brexit uncertainty had meant many buyers had held
Somewhere that’s green. City V Country
Potential buyers are trawling the internet in search of property that offers an extra bedroom, bathroom or garden for the same price as their current four walls, which they have spent the past 7 weeks critiquing. Post lockdown, if Savills and Rightmove are to be believed, we should brace ourselves for
Covid buyers and sellers experience neck ache in this speculative property rally debate
During these Covid times if you are considering moving, no one would blame you for being a little conflicted. Headlines contradict themselves leaving it difficult to decipher fact from fiction. One minute you are wringing your hands in glee envisaging massive discounts on house prices then news breaks – estate agents