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A property investor has launched a new platform to share information for investors and other players in the short-term rentals industry. Holiday...
19 September 2023
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The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...
12 January 2022
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Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...
22 November 2021
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Recent reports that over half of all London homes on the market last year were downvalued by lenders was somewhat concerning...
20 September 2021
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“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
For over two decades, The Cumberland has been offering specialist lending to the hospitality sector, and 10 years ago, it became...
30 October 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...
28 September 2020
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The stamp duty holiday, which has set the tax threshold for property purchases at £500,000, is a potential future tax trap...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Government-owned car parks have the potential to deliver 110,000 new homes across the country, according to a pioneering study carried out...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Investors buying homes worth up to £500,000 won’t have to pay stamp duty on these purchases until the end of March...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK property sector has been hit with the full force of coronavirus, but while it has certainly packed a punch,...
22 June 2020
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The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
It was revealed over the weekend that Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes. The Telegraph, which...
14 February 2020
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A self-employed mortgage expert has claimed that Britain’s portfolio landlords are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over new tax changes...
10 May 2019
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Brexit uncertainty is continuing to drive foreign investment in the UK, research by CashbackRemortgages.co.uk has claimed. A third of multi-million pound homes...
30 November 2018
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A PropTech startup is looking to continue to ‘expand’ and ‘improve’ its platform as part of round two of the government’s...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The latest HMRC receipt shows £5.5 billion was taken in capital gains tax (CGT) in January, while the taxman is set...
23 February 2018
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Analysis by London estate agent ludlowthompson has revealed that UK buy-to-let landlords will still benefit from £16.7 billion worth of tax...
10 January 2018
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With the appointment of two new associates, property advisers Vail Williams LLP has bolstered its property asset management team. Specialising in property...
06 October 2017
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The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...
24 August 2017
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More than 1 million aspiring homebuyers have opened Help to Buy ISAs, government-backed savings accounts, designed to help people save money...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Land broker Aston Mead has backed calls for a reduction to stamp duty across all property price brackets in order to...
16 August 2017
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The number of mortgage products has continued to rise, with the volume of deals on the market having increased by 61%...
08 August 2017
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With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...
04 January 2017
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A number of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords and property developers, are still unaware that they are liable to pay the...
02 December 2016
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Stamp duty receipts fell 2.5% to £7.3bn as the reforms made by former chancellor George Osborne take their toll on the...
03 October 2016
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The number of properties for sale on the UK housing market has hit a six month high, helping to alleviate the...
27 September 2016
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Former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson, who served under Margaret Thatcher’s government, has called on the new man in the Treasury to...