SDLT receipts dip just 6% despite Stamp Duty holiday
HMRC brought in £775m in Stamp Duty receipts in the year to February 2021, £49m less than the £824m recorded in February 2020.
‘Costly & unnecessary’ Stamp Duty holiday ‘not the main cause of house price boom’ – Resolution Foundation
"Stronger forces" than the temporary tax break have been at play in the housing market over the last year, says an influential think tank - which argues that the UK's Stamp Duty holidays have been "problematic…
Stamp Duty holiday deadline is ‘not a dealbreaker for most buyers’, as vaccine set to boost the property market next year
The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.
Stamp Duty holiday sales rush is hiding a polarising property market, warns Zoopla
“There is a large pipeline of sales to complete by Christmas and the 31 March 2020," says Zoopla's insight chief "– with an average 100 days to complete an agreed sale those looking to beat the stamp dut…
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Former Knight Franker Hobbs relaunches land & development consultancy
Halifield Land temporarily closed after director Jason Hobbs fell ill; the firm and its founder are now back in action, seeking development site in London and the South East.
Pre-Budget speculation spooks Prime London sales market
Fears over looming tax changes are already having repercussions in the capital's top neighbourhoods, as high-end sales slump & appraisals soar.
Deal sealed on ‘one of the most important private estates in Jersey’
Neo-classical inspired mansion, said to rank among the finest private residences created in Britain in recent years, was guided at £32mn.
Financial Times: How Knight Frank is trying to shed its fusty image
Knight Frank's Chair William Beardmore-Gray discusses diversity, growing pains & the 'complicated game' with the FT.
HBA Residential installs super-prime specialist as creative director
Katie Earl takes creative helm at luxury resi arm of hospitality design giant Hirsch Bedner Associates.
Wealth on the Move: Europe’s top relocation destinations for HNWIs
Knight Frank takes a deep dive into what's driving prime housing demand among wealthy expats in Europe, delving into property trends, lifestyle, tax and policy shifts.
Former Hamptons director acquires ‘design-led’ estate agency Aucoot
Boutique firm unveils new-look senior team & sets sights on expansion within & beyond London.
Voluntary ‘mansion tax’ could be coming to Surrey
Local council looks to rally support for a 'bold' idea pioneered in Prime Central London.
Young professionals are ‘flocking’ to the West Country, says buying agency
An influx of new permanent residents since the pandemic 'has changed the dynamic for many towns in Cornwall', says Black Brick.
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