New Housing And Planning Act Published
The new Housing and Planning Act, with its implications for agents and landlords, has now been published. For a full overview of all the...
Privatisation Of Land Registry
The Queen announced in her speech this week that a new Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill will enable the land registry to be...
Weekly Property Newsletter May 16
New asking prices for first-time buyers shoot up over 6% in the last month May 16, 2016 Rightmove has claimed that first time buyers have...
Weekly Property Newsletter April 16
Is the Government killing off buy-to-let? APRIL 16, 2016 From the end of mortgage interest relief to extra Stamp Duty surcharges, there...
Starter Homes Scheme Is Not Affordable
The majority of councils in England do not agree that starter homes should be classed as affordable housing, with only 7% of councils...
A guide for landlords on the 2016 stamp duty changes – time is ticking!
Definition of Stamp duty land tax: a proportionate tax that anyone buying a property or land costing more than a set amount must pay. As...
Discounted Starter Homes Will Not Help Many Families According To Research
Claims have arisen that the new discounted starter homes could be out of reach for the majority of families in need of an affordable home...
It's All In The Detail For House Builders
The Government is to directly commission thousands of new homes on publicly owned land, giving smaller house builders the chance to build...