The simple answer to the question is yes. Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable on acquisitions of chargeable interests which include the grant, assignment or surrender of a lease and certain ...

The wholesale ritual slaughter of agents coffers by the digital portals, is as predictable as inflation. They have the Residential Property Industry by the ‘Jackson Pollocks’ and they are using their ...

Share this Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkeIn Estate agency trade group Propertymark has appealed to the Welsh government to attract more landlords to the sector by halting its moves ...

Scotland’s tax reliefs for property investors and the end of rent controls in Scotland could spur on more landlords to buy ...

Propertymark has issued its Leasehold “Still a Life Sentence” survey to understand how the current leasehold changes have affected leaseholders and property agents in England and Wales. The survey is ...

Demand from tenants is heating up – as the lack of rental stock in the UK continues to bite. Some 77% of landlords across England and Wales report strong tenant demand, with the highest being in the ...

The CPI Inflation rate returned to 3.0% in January, which is likely to slow down the Bank of England’s trajectory in cutting ...

A platform is being launched in parliament to help tenants complain about bad landlords. The ‘My Housing Issue’ Gateway, ...

Demand for rental properties increased by 83% in January, Foxtons data shows. There was a 51% increase in volume of listings ...