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Guest Blogs
BLOG: Burnham’s choice – Stamp Duty or Mansion Tax?
Trevor Abrahmsohn of Glentree International discusses which property tax proposed by the new Prime Minister will be the lesser of two evils.
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Housing Market
Stamp Duty ‘crushing’ housing market, Hamptons warns
Tax bills for homebuyers rocketed nearly 200% since 2015, the agency says, which is holding back the market.
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Regulation & Law
LRG boss gives Burnham a property wishlist
Housing must sit at the heart of economic growth while the Government avoids excessive intervention, says LRG boss Michael Cook.
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Regulation & Law
Keir Starmer resignation – industry reaction
Keir Starmer has resigned in an emotional speech outside of Number 10 this morning.
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Latest property news
Tories under fire for pledge to abolish Stamp Duty
“It’s a shame the Conservatives didn’t introduce this sooner," says north London estate agent Jeremy Leaf.
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Housing Market
Property industry reacts to fall in transactions
The latest seasonally-adjusted data from HMRC shows a 3% drop in the number of deals completed last month.
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Regulation & Law
Conveyancers warned about property deeds failures
Land Registry says solicitors who fail to check deeds properly could face investigation and possible disciplinary action.
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Regulation & Law
Tax experts question Rayner Stamp Duty ruling
Leading tax adviser Sean Drury says he can't understand why HMRC has cleared Angela Rayner of wrongdoing.
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Housing Market
Lender calls for reform after Stamp Duty tax take hits £15.2bn
Out-of-date thresholds are dragging more buyers into the Stamp Duty tax net, says Coventry Building Society’s Jonathan Stinton.
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Housing Market
Britain’s ‘broken’ housing market at a standstill
Homeowners say moving has become too costly, slow and stressful, according to HomeOwners Alliance CEO Paula Higgins.
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