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Slash stamp duty and scrap CGT on buy to let sales, says top Tory (EAT)

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help more private renters to become owner occupiers.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Cyber Essential accredited and SDLT/LTT in one place (IC)

Meaning the applications and everything to do with the company infrastructure connected with them have been independently assessed and have successfully passed the challenging tests set by the National Cyber

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Extra costs associated with moving home average almost £4,000 (PW)

Home buyers can expect to spend almost £4,000 on top of the cost of their new property in terms of legal fees, surveying costs and other removal bills, new research

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Will Property Log Books Improve Market Efficiency? (TC)

The idea of launching property log books was levied by the ministry of housing at the end of last year to stem the flow of failed transactions that are costing

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Law firm has “no real prospect” of defending £5.2m claim (LF)

A London law firm has “no real prospect” of defending a £5.2m breach of trust claim brought against it following a London property deal, the High Court has ruled.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Government promises private tenancy law reform – but does not say when (LSG)

A Thatcher-era reform introduced to encourage the then-moribund private rental market is to be reversed under proposals announced by the prime minister today.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

TSB has become the first UK bank to pledge to refund customers who fall victim to any type of fraud

Scam victims are to be reimbursed in full by TSB, which today becomes the first bank in Britain to offer a fraud refund guarantee. Telegraph Money has long called for

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2019

New Buying Method Doubles Conveyancing Transaction Process (TC)

The new modern eBay-style online property auction, which is meant to cost buyers thousands of pounds in extra fees, grants a much longer transaction timeframe.

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2019

Government announcing intention to abolish Section 21 today (PIE)

The Government is today announcing its intention to abolish Section 21, so-called ‘no fault’ repossessions in the private rented sector.

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2019

Digitisation Of The Mortgage Process Increasingly Appealing To Consumers (TC)

The mortgage and remortgaging sector solidified their transition into digitisation this week with the announcement that Moneysupermarket are launching a comprehensive remortgaging price comparison tool and HM Land Registry’s update

Rob Hailstone April 12, 2019

Land Registry successfully transfers house using blockchain

A trial of blockchain involving the digital transfer of property ownership has been completed by HM Land Registry.

Rob Hailstone April 12, 2019

Is Help To Buy a Rip Off? First time buyers pay 12% premium (EAT)

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent more in February 2019 than those buying new homes

Rob Hailstone April 11, 2019