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• A welcome summer holiday for house buyers and the housing market!

  

  09 Jul, 2020 Posted By: Michael Coward

  The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced on 8th July 2020 an SDLT holiday until 31st March 2021 coming into force with immediate effect.  If you are buying your first home, or are a purchaser who does not own additional properties,  and your sale completes between 8 July 2020 to 31 March 2021, you only start to pay SDLT on... read more.
  Tags: Buying a house , Conveyancing , Residential property

• 2020 - New Year New_ _ _Lease?

  

  03 Jan, 2020 Posted By: Michael Coward

  OK, so it isn’t the most catchy phrase,  and probably not the first thing that comes to mind at the start of the New Year! January is often the time of year when your ground rent demand lands on your doorstep -  you make the payment and forget about it and your lease for another year. But did you know that you have other options?... read more.
  Tags: Buying a house , Property , Leases

• Changes to the Taxation of Local Searches

  

  17 Jan, 2017 Posted By: S Twose

  Home buyers are facing increased costs as a result of the Government’s decision to  remove the VAT exemption on certain services provided by local governments. Local Authority searches are obtained to check,, as part of a property purchase, issues affecting the property such as  planning permission, building regulation certification,... read more.
  Tags: Buy to Let , Buying a house , Conveyancing