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Soaring house price index show market boom goes on

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from the Nationwide, says it’s still the stamp duty holiday driving business.…


Property tax measures revealed by Chancellor Sunak

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday will be extended from March 31 to June 30; "and then, to smooth the transition back to normal, the nil rate threshold will be £250,000 until the end of September." …


Budget 2021: 95% mortgage guarantee scheme confirmed

Despite the stamp duty holiday extension stealing the headlines in this afternoon's budget, the other major announcement for the property market was the confirmation of the new mortgage guarantee scheme, set to launch from April.…


stamp duty extension helps another 300,000 deals

Rightmove estimates an additional 300,000 property transactions in England could benefit from the extension to the tax saving, based on previous HMRC data. If the additional 300,000 transactions made it through, buyers could save £1.75 billion in total.…


Where are London's current home selling hotspots?

New research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed which London boroughs are currently ranking as the home selling hotspots of the capital, based on the number of homes listed for sale per square kilometre.…