Conveyancers response to stamp duty consultation
A trade body for the conveyancing industry has published its response to the HM Treasury’s open consultation on ‘Higher rates ...
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CML wants reform to Stamp Duty surcharge proposals
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has responded to the HM Treasury consultation on the 3% surcharge on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) ...
Agents expect rent rises from stamp duty hike
Both supply and demand of available rental properties dropped in December, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents' (ARLA) December ...
Stamp duty surcharge “will create anomalies”
Tax accountants James Cowper Kreston have warned that proposed new rules could hit married couples and civil partners buying their ...
Keystone improves Classic Range criteria
Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made two major changes to its Classic Range lending criteria following intermediary feedback. In response to ...
Keystone sets Classic Range app cut-off date
Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages is to prioritise Classic Range purchase applications that are submitted by 29 January 2016. It ...
20% decline in £1.5m+ house sales
Halifax has claimed that the average home buyer is £4,500 better-off under the new progressive structure of stamp duty introduced ...
Average stamp duty saving of £1.5k post ‘slab’ abolition
My Home Move has calculated that UK home buyers have collectively saved £1.9 billion since stamp duty was reformed in ...
