Tag: Stamp duty

Can I change title deeds for small industrial estate?

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Our company has a small industrial estate with 8 units, these were all built upon land that is registered to...

Property expert slams tax changes for driving landlords out of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Tax crackdown on landlords is making Britain’s housing crisis worse, says property expert. Guy Gittins, chief executive of letting agents...

Stamp duty relief blow for first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Only 37% of homes for sale will qualify for stamp duty relief when the current threshold of £425,000 reverts to...

Landlords point to eviction reform to boost buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlords say that a more efficient eviction system is the best way to encourage increased investment in the buy to...

Is stamp duty fair in the UK?

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Hi, the property market in the UK has had a roller coaster of prices over the last 4 decades and...

Property transactions plummet amid calls for Stamp Duty reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Coventry Building Society is urging the government to reform Stamp Duty after a significant drop in property transactions – including...

Southern England loses BTL dominance as Stamp Duty takes its toll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The buy to let market in Southern England has hit a significant milestone, with the proportion of investment properties purchased...

Londoners shoulder most of the UK’s £3.6 billion stamp duty burden

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Londoners are feeling the squeeze of Stamp Duty Land Tax the most as they fork out 40.7% of the national...

Axe Stamp Duty Levy for more rental homes – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2024, 2 years ago | 10

The Chancellor should scrap the 3% Stamp Duty Levy on the purchase of additional properties in the Spring Budget to...

Multi Unit Freehold Block (MUFB) Investments?

Author: Readers Question

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi All, I have invested in a few MUFB last year. They are historic conversions of terraced houses in London...

Landlords report surge in tenant demand after covid crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The covid pandemic has fuelled a record high demand for private rental properties, while the supply of available homes dwindles,...

Gazundering on the rise as homebuyers gain power in a cooling market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Homebuyers are increasingly using a tactic called gazundering to secure a lower price for their property purchase, according to Google...

Can’t find someone to lend on a freehold flat?

Author: Readers Question

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 26

Hello, last September I purchased the second flat in a converted Victorian house for which I already owned the first...

Transferring Inherited property straight to Limited Company?

Author: Readers Question

18th April 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hi, I’ve inherited a house from my stepmother and I’m considering letting it. I’m a higher-rate tax payer and as...

Stamp duty refund on property abroad?

Author: Readers Question

24th February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Hi, My husband is Australian and owns a house in Australia. He hasn’t lived in it for over 15 years...

HMRC says stamp duty tax surges by 19% to £14bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Stamp duty tax receipts in England surged by 19% between April and November to £14bn – an increase of £2.2...

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How to save stamp duty buying a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Here’s a timely warning for property people who believe the tax man is a friendly and benign helper. Gill Orsmann...

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Tax clock ticking down for celebs who can’t sell homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Time is running out for celebrities who are trying to sell their £1 million homes before the stamp duty curtain...