August HMRC Stats show busy run upto to end of SDLT holiday
August’s HMRC statistics show the anticipated busy run up to the end of the SDLT holiday on 30th September. The data is split into non-seasonally adjusted estimate, and seasonally adjusted estimates (which follow a regular annual pattern) UK residential transactions. In August 2021 the non-seasonally adjusted numbers were 106,150 transactions, 25% higher than August 2020 […]
Data protection breaches have resulted in 1580% ICO fine increase
A report conducted by law firm RPC has revealed that fines for data protection breaches issued by The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the latest financial year have increased by 1580% compared to the previous year. The record £42 million in fines in the year 2020/21 represent those issued for data protection breaches and were mainly comprised […]
Mortgage market overwhelmingly healthy in Q2
The UK property market will continue to be buoyed by the recent publication of Q2 statistics which show a strong mortgage market. The Bank of England’s “Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics” show the amount lent in mortgages between April and June hit £89 billion, the highest point since 2007 and twice the value of 12 […]