Chelsea buyer seeks massive Stamp Duty rebate over communal garden usage
A buyer is trying to reclassify a house purchase on Tedworth Square to benefit from mixed use SDLT rates - which could mean a tax rebate of nearly £900,000.
Returning Stamp Duty to 2005 levels would galvanise the property market, suggests influential think tank
"Stamp duty has distorted the market to such an extent that the costs of cutting it are far lower than generally realised," suggests the Centre for Policy Studies, led by David Cameron's former housing…
Treasury Committee rules out permanent Stamp Duty cut
"Any permanent cut or removal of SDLT would be likely to have a significant cost to the Exchequer," concludes HM Treasury.
Chancellor confirms Stamp Duty holiday will start today, as threshold raised to £500k
From today until 31st March 2021, buyers will pay no Stamp Duty on the first £500k when they move home.
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Buyer exchanges on £70mn London property in pre-Budget mega-deal
What jitters? Agency ties up one of the largest super-prime sales of 2024, just days before the biggest fiscal event in years.
‘Not the pre-Halloween horror show we had braced ourselves for’: Property industry reactions to the Autumn Budget 2024
Featuring insights from: Dominic Agace, Tim Bannister, PC Chawla, Lucian Cook, Becky Fatemi, Guy Gittins, Mark Harris, Nina Harrison, Adam Jennings, Trevor Kearney, Nick Leeming, Roarie Scarisbrick, Nicky…
£30mn ‘masterpiece’ sold in west London
10,000-plus sq ft freehold townhouse on the banks of Regent's Canal is one of Little Venice's finest.
‘This Budget raises taxes by £40bn’: Reeves targets second homes, inheritance, capital gains & non-doms
Stamp Duty on additional homes is going up from tomorrow, but there's no change to CGT on residential property.
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2024 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's legal & tax experts talk us through the key points & policies announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves - including significant changes to Stamp Duty & Inheritance Tax.
Foxtons buys two commuter-town estate agencies
The acquisitions expand Foxtons Group's network into 'new complementary growth markets', adding thousands of tenancies to the Plc's lettings portfolio.
BRICS & Mortar: Ollie Marshall on how Russia’s latest diplomacy could shift global real estate markets
Whatever happens in Rachel Reeves' Budget, it is small beer compared to other forces at play globally, says top buying agent.
‘Back-to-brick’ renovation in Chelsea delivers trio of rental apartments
Boutique developer reinvents period mansion block on Sloane Gardens, with a modern take on traditional British design.
Second-home buyers race to beat SDLT deadline
UPDATED: Agencies finalise series of 'rapid' high-end sales in Prime Central London following surprise tax hike announced in the Autumn Budget.
Agency ties up England’s biggest land sale of the last 30 years
The Wildlife Trusts have agreed to acquire the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, which has been in the Percy family for seven centuries.
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KFH opens flagship branch in Notting Hill
Large-scale agency launches new sales & lettings operation in the famous west London neighbourhood.
International buyer secures ‘one of the best mansions in Belgravia’ in another pre-Budget mega-deal
Grand 1901 townhouse on Lygon Place, asking £21.5mn, was formerly the Italian Embassy & Defence Attaché.
Why the US election could ‘open the flood-gates’ for international real estate investment
'This coming US election will be more than just a decision on leadership - it could signal a new phase of high demand for international real estate,' says Parisian buying agent Susie Hollands.
Super-prime London property agency launches Marbella outpost
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates is opening a fifth Mediterranean office.
Charles Curran: ‘It is still business as usual’ in PCL despite the Budget’s ‘selection of crackers taxes’
Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.