December 14, 2012
Mortgage Borrowers Overpay
‘A substantial minority of recent mortgage borrowers have taken advantage of low interest rates...
December 14, 2012
Predictions for the Housing Market – The Year Ahead
The Times gets opinion from a panel experts on their predictions for the housing...
December 14, 2012
Mansion Tax Masquerade
‘Carol Lewis looks at the Government’s plans for an Annual Residential Property Tax noting...
December 12, 2012
Osborne stamps on avoiders
‘The Chancellor has confirmed that annual charges of £140,000 and CGT will be levied...
December 12, 2012
Sowing the Seeds
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and...
December 11, 2012
Stamp Duty and CGT Changes on Corporate Ownership
The FT reports that figures compiled from the UK’s three largest upmarket estate agents,...
December 11, 2012
Accidental Landlords Amnesty
HMRC has announced a tax amnesty for “accidental landlords” – the growing number of...
December 11, 2012
Stamp Duty Rise Hits Sales
Research by Savills has found that the introduction of a 7% stamp duty rate...
December 11, 2012
Homes on the line
‘A new survey has found that one in five company owners have been forced...
December 11, 2012
Boris calls for stamp duty cut
‘Boris Johnson has urged George Osborne to cut stamp duty to help first-time buyers....
December 11, 2012
Prime buyers sit tight
‘Estate agents have reported that the top of the property market has cooled down,...
December 11, 2012
BoE concerned by commercial property loans
‘The Bank of England’s director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, has warned that at...