BREAKING NEWS: SDLT Holiday to be Extended
The Times newspaper has this evening reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to announce a 3 month extension to the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday in the Budget on 3rd March Currently due to finish on the 31st March, the 3 month extension would bring the end of the SDLT holiday in line with the […]
The First…. to Create Shorter, Fully Comprehensive Reports
Clarity and transparency is essential in any transaction; and the information which underpins a property purchase is no different. This is especially true of environmental searches – a specialist area where some legal practitioners may feel less confident advising on, especially if an issue such as contaminated land or flooding is flagged up. Environmental search […]
Residential property professionals more concerned about Stamp Duty than Covid-19
Residential conveyancers and estate agents both anticipate the Stamp Duty holiday extension verdict to have a significantly greater impact on their role in 2021 than either the COVID-19 vaccination programme or Brexit – according to the findings of the ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report published by tmgroup and mio earlier this month. The survey of […]
Contaminated Land: How to protect your clients
At its worst, contaminated land may present a hazard to potential users of the land or environment. Although in most cases the risks associated with living on sites that have been previously used by industry are low. Users may become exposed to contaminants such as by inhalation of hazardous materials and also through food grown […]
Introducing The Conveyancing Task Force
A number of leading organisations in the conveyancing profession have agreed to work together as The Conveyancing Task Force to discuss, and where possible agree, on reform and enhancement of the conveyancing process for the benefit of consumers and lawyers alike. The formation of the Conveyancing Task Force which comprises The Law Society, The Society […]
Over 100,000 transactions could benefit from SDLT extension
There has still been no official statement from the government regarding the ‘leaked’ potential six-week extension to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday, which the Daily Telegraph reported on last weekend, yet Rightmove has estimated that if the extension takes place up-to 160,000 transactions could benefit from the tax saving. If 160,000 transactions were […]
