Simplify faces group litigation over possible data breaches
In the latest development of the Simplify Group IT outage which left thousands of transactions unable to complete and even more home movers stranded, law firm Keller Lenkner UK has confirmed that an initial 50 people have signed up to a group litigation that will focus on two areas of action for those affected. A […]
Second-homes boost highest SDLT take since 2017
HMRC has reported £11.44 billion in receipts from SDLT so far this year, the highest amount collected in the first 11 months of a year since 2017. It is thought that the fervent second-home buying market in 2021 has boosted the Treasury tax take despite the SDLT holiday which also applied to buy-to-let properties and […]