Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday exemption. For transactions in the year to April 2020… Read More »Stamp Duty receipts up despite first time buyer exemption
The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond March 31 next year. That’s the warning from Mark… Read More »Drastic consequences if stamp duty holiday ends in March – agents’ chief
A London agency says it’s discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and the continued challenges presented by the global pandemic… Read More »What do London buyers want? Agency says it has the answers
I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their backs. It was quite fun. The comments were also interesting. There… Read More »PropTech Today: ‘Don’t blame us, we are not the problem – you are’
Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying and selling process by November 1. That’s the advice… Read More »Only 10 days left to beat stamp duty holiday deadline – claim
Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which has drawn up working-from-home information for buyers. Its remote… Read More »Working From Home – what buyers want, and where they want to be
Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy Bounce Back Series. This is a month-long virtual event… Read More »Industry Redundancies: Agents Together launches support programme
A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In the BoE’s latest quarterly Credit Conditions Survey, lenders reported… Read More »There may be trouble ahead…Mortgage lending to get tougher
An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail Hotel and Leisure Group is to takeover David… Read More »Agency bought by hotel group pledging jobs growth
A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold – despite describing the way agents work now as “outdated.” Vyomm is a portal… Read More »New “sellers portal” pledges to improve on Rightmove and Zoopla
