Format: News
Tories call for Stamp Duty switcheroo
A bunch of Tories have published a pamphlet that calls for stamp duty to be paid by vendors, not buyers
Scotland’s stamp duty revolution could catch on…
It's possible - likely, even - that the whole UK stamp duty system will be overhauled in the wake of Scottish changes to the system, claims The Telegraph
Big first half of the year for house prices; Rightmove doubles annual forecasts to +4%
Average asking prices are 4.8% up on the same time last year, according to the latest from Rightmove, with prices rising for the seventh month in a row and posting the second successive national record
Call to arms as CPRE unveils charter to stop destruction of the English countryside
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has today launched a three-point charter to save Britain's countryside
Street Wise: One viewing enough for new breed of savvy buyers
The hothouse property market in London appears to be cultivating a whole new type of buyer, according to one agency
HMRC scuppers £135m SDLT avoidance scheme
A tax tribunal has ruled against a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme reportedly used in the purchase of Chelsea Barracks
Home Office puts Grade I Jacobean palace up for sale
One of the country's most important Jacobean palaces has just hit the market in Hampshire
RICS launches inquiry into surveyor drought
Despite last month's insistence that there definitely are enough valuers out there to meet market demand, RICS has announced an independent inquiry into "the issue of valuer shortages".
Readies Sorted: Walker Crips launches UK’s first regulated bridging fund
Wealth and investment manager, Walker Crips, has just announced the launch date for what it claims to be the UK's first regulated bridging finance investment fund.
RICS puts housing at the top of the agenda
The first RICS National Residential Conference happens on 16th July at the Kensington Close Hotel in London, with a keynote speech by Mark Prisk MP
Estate Agent? Wanna be on telly?
IWC Media, the TV production company behind Location, Location, Location (and Robson Green's Extreme Fishing), is on the hunt for "exciting and charismatic" estate agents for a new property series
Savills planner scoops top industry prize
One of the hottest prizes in planning was picked up by Savills' Alison Wright last night