Budget 2021: SDLT extension to increase pressure on sector

The coronavirus pandemic has ripped a hole in the UK’s finances, and we all know that steps need to be taken to begin to set the UK on the right path once again, now there is light at the end of the lockdown tunnel. Addressing Parliament, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, focused on the roadmap and the […]
What should conveyancers expect in 2021?

The past 12 months have seen massive changes in ways of working for all of us, not least in the conveyancing market. The Solicitors Regulation Authority chair Anna Bradley, speaking at the SRA compliance conference in November 2020 commented on this: “People think of the legal sector as stuffy and old-fashioned and slow when actually, […]
Conveyancers braced for budget. What to look forward to

It is thought the Chancellor’s Budget today may not shine the light on any changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT), although experts believe any changes will happen in the autumn. It is believed that the changes – when they do come into force – will target buy to let and other additional homes on a […]