by Alan Lowery | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
A huge surge in property prices in September has pushed the average cost of a UK home to a record high. The Halifax House Price index rose by 1.7 per cent last month – equivalent to more than £4,400 – pushing the average price of a UK home to £267,587. The monthly...
by Alan Lowery | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The secret owners of more than 1,500 UK properties bought using offshore firms have been uncovered by a BBC investigation. The details are featured in the Pandora Papers leak of offshore financial documents and list property with an estimated value in excess of £4bn....
by Alan Lowery | Oct 6, 2021 | Housing, Latest News
Annual house price growth of 10% or more has been recorded for each of the past five months, according to data from the Nationwide. The UK’s largest building society said that prices in September were up 10% compared with a year earlier, a slight slowdown from...
by Alan Lowery | Sep 30, 2021 | Housing, Latest News
Stamp duty is a tax paid on property purchases. In July 2020, the government announced a cut to help buyers whose finances were affected by Covid. Until 31 March 2021, home buyers didn’t have to pay stamp duty on the first £500,000 of a purchase price. This...
by Alan Lowery | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The flurry of activity before changes to stamp duty rules in England, Wales and Northern Ireland made for the busiest month since the figures were first published in April 2005, during the housing boom that led up to the financial crash. HMRC said the figures...
