by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News
Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now appears unlikely.
by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News
Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now appears unlikely.
by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News
Announcement by Boris and commentary from civil servants and Robert Jenrick suggest – but does not confirm – that branches may stay open.
by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News
Both the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries have raised concerns over the stamp duty holiday deadline.
by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News, Updates
Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).
by Rob | Dec 21, 2020 | News
The Law Society is urging people wanting to buy or sell a home during the temporary stamp duty holiday to have realistic expectations about completing before the 31 March deadline.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Latest National Risk Assessment of AML and terrorist financing says government is taking action against agents involved, who sell £5m+ homes.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2020 | News
The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year – in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his mind over extending the stamp duty deadline.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2020 | News
A survey of people currently purchasing property suggests almost a third may pull out if they look likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline.
by Rob | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government’s refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday.
by Rob | Dec 16, 2020 | News
There has been a 2,205.5% rise in fall through activity since the beginning of June 2020, according to the latest fall-through analysis by BriefYourMarket.com.
by Rob | Dec 16, 2020 | News, Updates
How we are delivering our services during the coronavirus outbreak.
by Rob | Dec 16, 2020 | News
In response to a petition, the government has said: “The SDLT holiday was designed to be a temporary relief to stimulate market activity and support jobs that rely on the property market.
by Rob | Dec 15, 2020 | News
The Treasury has announced that there will be no extension to the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, with the deadline looming for 31 March 2021.
by Rob | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says.
by Rob | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Experts query how beneficial the new Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme will be, given it is restricted to FTBs and there is still a lack of high-LTV products.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2020 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent misusing the names of Anthony Macpherson and John Harding of Kingsley Napley LLP.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2020 | News
A cyber-attack on a London council has caused some transactions to fall through and others to be significantly delayed.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2020 | News
Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the March 31 stamp duty deadline.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2020 | News
Solicitors have warned people that it’s increasingly unlikely that they will beat the stamp duty deadline on 31 March.
