Finance
MPs to debate Stamp Duty holiday extension on 1st Feb
Parliament will debate the possibility of a six-month extension to the Stamp Duty holiday after all, prompted by an online petition that has attracted over 125,000 signatures.
UK company chiefs see bonuses disappear
Tough trading conditions and avoiding criticism from investors were cited as the main reasons by Deloitte.
‘A proportional property tax would be a disaster’, warns Tory MP
"A proportional property tax would be a disaster" declares Anthony Browne - MP for South Cambridgeshire, a member of the Treasury Select Committee, and a former Europe correspondent at the Times and environment…
‘Monumentally beneficial’ Stamp Duty holiday ‘on course to save homebuyers £1.5bn’
The nine-month SDLT break is likely to cut HM Treasury's revenue by £1.5bn, says estate agency Keller William UK, having already saved property buyers £817m in tax payments.
Rees-Mogg thwarts Stamp Duty holiday extension debate
Westminster Hall debates have been suspended by Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg "until further notice".
Gage secures funding for Surrey hotel-to-resi project
Gavin Essex's Gage Properties is converting the old Chalk Lane Hotel in Epsom into 21 apartments.
‘No radical change to property taxes’ expected in the March Budget
But major property tax reforms are on the cards longer-term...
Stamp Duty holiday ‘has been an added bonus rather than the driving factor’ for most home-buyers
Half (48%) of current home-buyers are worried they’ll miss the 31st March Stamp Duty holiday deadline, according to a survey by HNW mortgage broker Enness.
Developer picks up prime riverside site in Taplow, with plans for nine new houses with private moorings
Gage Properties has secured a £15m loan for the acquisition and development of a nine-house scheme in Buckinghamshire, each with its own private boat mooring on the River Thames.
Prime resi development lender secures £72m institutional funding line
Investor appetite for luxury property plays "increased significantly" last year, reports CapitalRise.
Coreco acquires regional brokerage
London-based broker picks up Mortgages Online as part of national growth drive.
Mortgage lending climbs to highest level since 2007
More house purchase mortgages were approved in November than in any month since August 2007, according to the latest count from the Bank of England.