Government Offer Leaseholders Hope Following Immediate Sector Changes
Following a speech at the Chartered Institute of Housing Conference earlier today, James Brokenshire, Secretary of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that all new build housing will need to be sold as a freehold property. There will be an immediate action to ban Help to Buy developers selling leasehold houses. […]
Search Acumen Comments On MHCLG Planning Applications In England
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “It’s been a strong year for housebuilding, but planning applications and grants have continued to fall – 2018/2019 has seen the biggest dip in applications for a decade. At this rate, a slowdown in housebuilding is inevitable. “While there is a dip in the time taken to grant […]
Double Shortlisting Honour For SearchFlow At The 2019 Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of search solutions and legal reports – has been announced as finalist in this year’s Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards, in two categories. It has been shortlisted in the ‘Search Provider of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Commitment to Training’ categories. The award nominations both celebrate SearchFlow’s commitment to […]
Landmark Information Announces Industry Partnership With CILEx
Landmark Information, the property, land and environmental data specialist, has been announced as an official industry partner of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Industry partners are recognised service providers that offer approved products and services to CILEx’s 20,000 members and stakeholders. Already involved in CILEx’s ‘specialist reference group’ for conveyancing and a sponsor […]
Recent Court Ruling Stamps Out Stamp Duty Avoidance
A stamp duty expert has lost an appeal after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) accused the property buyer of tax avoidance. David Hannah, owner of Cornerstone tax and expert in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) issues since 2003, bought a property worth £765,000 in 2011. After paying an initial deposit of £38,250 to the vendor, […]
Central London Property Transactions Starting To Improve
Despite property transactions in Greater London falling by more than a fifth since 2014, recent data has found that property transactions in the capital may be on an upward trajectory once again. According to London Central Portfolio, quarterly transactions in Greater London have improved by 13.8% from the start of the year. Although on a […]