‘Stamp Duty cliff edge’ to hike homebuyer bills from zero to £6,250 – Britons have just two months left to avoid
First-time buyers face a potential £6,250 tax hike unless changes are announced in the upcoming Autumn Budget.
Broken chains cost estate agencies £1m a year each, claims report
Joint research by TwentyEA and ViewMyChain reveals the damage done to estate agencies’ revenues if they are at bottom of average progression times.
Housing market on course for ‘bumper decade’ of homebuyer activity
Moverly analysed the average number of annual UK residential property transactions seen each decade from 1990 to the present day to gain insight into how the strain placed on the […]
Legal services becomes fastest-growing part of the Co-op
Co-op Legal Services (CLS) is the fastest-growing part of the wider Co-operative Group, with revenue up 35% in the first half of 2024, results published yesterday revealed.
Warning: Correspondence misusing the name of Arfan Omar Rashid and Rashid & Co Solicitors Ltd
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Arfan Omar Rashid and Rashid & Co Solicitors Ltd.
94% of agents take on properties without proper planning consents
Claim is made by insurance giant Direct Line, which canvassed hundreds of agents and found just how much such compromised properties cause major headaches.
Warning: Emails falsely claiming to be from Palmer Hodgson and Heyes Limited (trading as PHH Solicitors)
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Martin Shipway of Palmer Hodgson and Heyes Limited (trading as PHH Solicitors).
Miliband confirms plans to raise EPC standards for private rented sector
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has committed to consult on raising the minimum energy efficiency standards for private and social rented homes by 2030.
Warning: Email misusing the name of Stephenson Harwood LLP
An email has been sent falsely claiming to be from Stephenson Harwood LLP.
Warning: Letters have been sent purporting to be from Kreston Law Limited
Letters have been sent to energy suppliers enclosing a completion letter and a business lease purportedly from Kreston Law Limited.
New housing policies: Angela Rayner’s speech at Labour Party Conference
Angela Rayner set out measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould in her speech at the Labour Party conference yesterday.
Stamp duty cut and planning overhaul needed to fix housing crisis – UK Finance
UK Finance has released its report ‘Homes We Need’ ahead of the Budget next month, which proposes solutions to complement the government’s plans for housing.