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![What does scrapping Multiple Dwelling Relief mean for investors?](/upload/images/24%2004%2030%20%2002.jpg)
A real estate solicitor at Primas Law has given a detailed overview of what the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief means...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will Chancellor’s Stamp Duty change deter residential investors?](/upload/images/240312%2001%20.jpg)
The Chancellor has abolished multiple dwellings relief for stamp duty land tax. Relief from SDLT for multiple dwellings in England and Northern Ireland...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC tax collection - Offshore tax receipts climb 291% year on year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Some valuable research has been carried out by RIFT Tax Refunds which revealed that while income tax, national insurance contributions and...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A forecast on the UK real estate market in 2022](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
The holiday season is around the corner so that means looking back on an eventful year and preparing for the next....
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Where to invest in London’s most exclusive resi neighbourhoods](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
London remains one of the most desirable locations to live in the world, despite its ranking as the sixth most expensive...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![China update – increased interest in UK resi buying and a demand bounce-back](/upload/images/Locations/ChinaUKInvestment-400x310.jpg)
Interest from China in the UK property is bouncing back, according to experts on the Chinese buying market in Britain. Domenica Di...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will UK property remain a long-term investment choice for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Staycation boom could be taxing for investors, says wealth specialists](/img/default/pit.png)
Furnished holiday lets offer tax breaks, but owners need to tread carefully, Handelsbanken Wealth Management (HWM) has warned. Soaring demand for holiday...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what does the 2% SDLT surcharge mean for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
To no-one’s surprise, there haven’t been petitions or concerted pressure from the public, MPs and trade bodies regarding the introduction of...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021: is it the comeback year for PCL property?](/img/default/pit.png)
It goes without saying that 2020 was an incredibly eventful year for us all. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns meant...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property investment in 2021 – adjusting to new circumstances](/img/default/pit.png)
Following one of the most disruptive and challenging years in living memory, I have no doubt that many of those in...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how will the property market look in 2021?](/img/default/pit.png)
It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![The only way is up – property boom in a third of UK’s largest cities](/img/default/pit.png)
A third of the UK’s largest cities are experiencing a property boom, according to research from leading letting firm Apropos. It looked...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is this the right time to invest in property?](/img/default/pit.png)
Although the last six months have undoubtedly been difficult for many property investors and landlords for others this has been a...
28 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![UK Landlords need to prepare to survive these challenging times By David Alexander, joint Managing Director of apropos](/img/default/pit.png)
There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...
28 August 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Investors – is now the perfect time to consider incorporation?](/img/default/pit.png)
Accountancy firm MJ Bushell says now is the perfect time for landlords and investors to consider property incorporation. Property tax specialists at...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Inside the mind of a Chinese investor – what are they searching for?](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite the current thawing of relations between Westminster and Beijing, caused by controversial new laws in Hong Kong (a former British colony)...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Changes to the UK tax system – a guide for property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Ernst & Young (EY) have collaborated to create a guide for property investors on the changes...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Call for downsizer and second home stamp duty cuts to kickstart UK economy](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading property market commentator suggests that an urgent review of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Land and Buildings Transaction...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2020 – wish-lists and predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
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
![Major trade body calls for Chancellor to make housing greener](/img/default/pit.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), one of the biggest and most influential trade bodies in the UK, has called...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty - what are the ways to save on this controversial tax?](/img/default/pit.png)
With the Conservative Party winning a big majority in last week's general election, it will be expected to honour its manifesto pledge...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Five emerging resi investment hotspots to watch in 2020](/img/default/pit.png)
Every cloud has a silver lining and where the property market is concerned, London’s recent stagnation and downturn in some areas...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon](/img/default/pit.png)
Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
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![Buy-to-let property investment: is it still worth it in 2019?](/img/default/pit.png)
You can earn good money from buy-to-let property. Over the last few decades, people have been investing in property to supplement...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May announces plans for stamp duty levy on overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let market set to stabilise by 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
There will be a continued dampening of the buy-to-let sector over the next three years, before the market stabilises in 2021...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty is dampening housing market growth, says bank](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK property market is becoming stagnant as people who wish to move homes are being hindered by Stamp Duty Land...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fewer investors using gifted deposits](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of investors using gifted deposits, a sum of money that is given by a family member forming all or...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Harvey Raybould, Creative Development Services](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Harvey Raybould What does it say on your business card? Building Dreams and Empowering Lives What is Creative Development Services (CDS)? We are...
08 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![New Q&A aims to make SDLT less complicated](/img/default/pit.png)
A new ‘questions and answers’ resource designed to make it easier for those investing in property to understand their Stamp Duty...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government’s SDLT reform has ‘shattered the property market’](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s decision to introduce stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reforms 12 months ago has had an adverse impact on the...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices stall amid affordability issues](/img/default/pit.png)
Annual house price growth continues to slow, as affordability issues deter many prospective homebuyers. With 2017 proving to be a rather challenging time...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Jake Russell – what to expect in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Jake Russell, director at Russell Simpson, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. Much...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Novice property investors failing to spot 3% stamp duty surcharge](/img/default/pit.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Raise stamp duty threshold to boost property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to scrap tax on land to boost new housing supply](/img/default/pit.png)
The government is being urged to take fresh steps to tackle the shortage of homes by incentivising landowners and developers to increase...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors call on UK government to take ‘radical action’ to stimulate growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on the government to consider some radical measures to stimulate all aspects of...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK commercial property rents edge higher](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a marginal rise in the amount of private rents paid by commercial property tenants last month, fresh data reveals. The...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Auction market sees house sales activity remain firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property auction sales remained relatively firm in April despite the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge, according to official...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![What is the future of buy-to-let?](/img/default/pit.png)
Representatives and stakeholders from various leading property industry bodies, including the National Landlords Association, British Property Federation, Department for Communities and...