Residential transactions in July 2022 totalled 110,970, 32.9% higher than July last year and 7.2% higher than June 2022, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. This increase comes against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and soaring inflation, but the figures should be treated with caution, given that the stamp duty holiday threshold was reduced on 1 July …
SDLT is not a problem for first time buyers as holiday ends
Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current holiday extension finally ends.
These are the most unusual homes we saw on Rightmove in 2019
There are hundreds of thousands of incredible homes showcased on Rightmove every day and we love to shout about the quirkiest properties we find. So to round off 2019, we’ve scoured the website high and low to pick five of our favourite and just downright unusual homes of the year. From a Victorian bathhouse that’s been converted into an indoor …
Rightmove forecast a 2% price rise in 2020 as election gives window of certainty
The majority government result could pave the way for pent-up demand to be released in the spring market. Rightmove forecasts a 2% rise in price of property coming to market in 2020 as the majority government gives home movers a window of certainty for an active spring moving season. Rightmove’s property expert Miles Shipside said: “With much of the political …
Reservation agreements set to take centre stage: Government announcement expected shortly
Reservation agreements are likely to be back in the news on Wednesday when the Government is due to announce the results of a survey of consumers on the specific topic. Public reaction is understood to be highly supportive of legally binding agreements being made at acceptance of offer stage, designed to prevent fall-throughs and money wasted by both buyers and …