Finance
Mortgage choices blossom
There's been a spurt of new mortgage products in the last month, with deals requiring a small deposit seeing the biggest increase.
Ask & OakNorth Bank back boutique resi project in St John’s Wood
Benjamin Goldkorn, founder of restaurants Ichibuns and Endo at the Rotunda, is reworking two properties on Hamilton Terrace into seven apartments and two duplexes.
New app promises to solve complex Stamp Duty calculations
"Compass" has been created by a team from Cornerstone Tax Advisors.
Mountwood secures backing for £28m west London scheme
34-unit regen project is transforming a disused brownfield site on Fulham Palace Road in Hammersmith.
Consultation opens on the new Residential Property Developer Tax
Property developers should pay a "fair share" of the cost of the cladding scandal, says the Government, as it provides more detail on plans for a two-pronged tax on housebuilders.
ATED receipts dwindle as enveloping loses its appeal
Receipts from the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings fell by 8% (c.£11m) for the 2019/2020 financial year; they have dropped by 28% (c.£50m) since the 2016 peak.
Stamp Duty receipts rocket
HMRC's revenue from SDLT was 22% higher last month than in March 2020.
CapitalRise funds new SW London project
Prime property finance platform has lent over £100m to prime property developers in the last five years.
Court rules on ‘secret’ broker commissions
Brokers should owe a "duty of loyalty" to borrowers, rules the Court of Appeal, in a judgement that provides "much-needed clarity" to the mortgage industry.
Tax advisor fined for Stamp Duty avoidance
A well-known tax advisor has been fined for allegedly avoiding Stamp Duty, after losing an appeal against a First Tier Tribunal.
Investors are forming ‘clubs’ to skirt the new overseas buyer Stamp Duty surcharge
"Rather than invest in a single buy-to-let personally, some overseas investors are joining 'club' deals where they take a share of a collective purchase of six or more properties," says Blick Rothenberg.
Century completes £5.5m loan on Chelsea mansion
Prime resi bridging lender reports bumper week of deals in spite of some ‘challenging’ conditions.