Government tweaks ‘additional homes’ stamp duty surcharge (EAT)
The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three per cent stamp duty surcharge.
Government dismisses scepticism of stamp duty reform (TC)
Warnings that the Budget Stamp Duty announcement could cause house prices to rise have been dismissed by the Government.
Consumer champion attacks ‘cultural resistance’ to price transparency (LSG)
A consumer watchdog has urged regulators not to be deterred from reversing lawyers’ ‘cultural resistance’ to price transparency.
74% of conveyancing firms said they had no plans to advertise their prices (LSG)
A consumer watchdog has urged regulators not to be deterred from reversing lawyers’ ‘cultural resistance’ to price transparency.
Would you like your stamp duty to be paid by someone else?
Developers all over the country have been quietly exempting buyers of all income streams in recent months.
First time buyers will benefit from stamp duty cuts even if house prices rise, says IFS
First time buyers will benefit from the Government’s decision to abolish stamp duty even if house prices rise, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
The legal sector must adapt to survive
Profits have decreased at half of UK law firms and the collective debt held by the top 100 firms has reached £4.3 billion – a 14% increase from last year.
Stamp duty changes for first-time buyers: what you need to know
As part of a raft of measures to boost home-building the Chancellor has announced – as hinted – a cut in stamp duty for those buying a home for the first time.
ASA puts onus on law firms to stop using Law Society’s “misleading” CQS claim (LF)
All of the 3,000 law firms accredited under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme need to ensure they are not using in their own marketing the society’s description of the […]
Budget 2017 cuts stamp duty for first time buyers
Chancellor Philip Hammond has abolished stamp duty for most first-time buyers in his Budget.
Advertising watchdog rules Law Society advert “exaggerated” quality of CQS firms (LF)
Law Society advertising of its Conveyancing Quality Scheme “misleadingly exaggerated the membership requirements” to make it sound like the accreditation process is more rigorous than is actually the case, the […]
PropTech experts to debate how moving and buying could be improved (EAT)
A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to explain how technology could be used to improve the […]