Property News

Ed Mead- on Conveyancing

Wednesday 06 December 2017

Last week the British Property Federation hosted a round table with some interested parties from the UK Proptech association, estate agency sector and the legal profession designed...

The Government Financial Task Force is about to get serious, Are you ready?

Thursday 19 May 2016

The UK financial regulator will prioritise a crackdown on money laundering - a problem highlighted by a recent leak of documents from an overseas law firm. The Financial Conduct...

What do your sellers really think about you?

Wednesday 18 May 2016

You will be surprised. It’s not all bad, but it’s not all good either. Estate agents are now beginning to understand the value of asking their clients for honest feedback. It...

Anti Corruption Summit

Thursday 12 May 2016

David Cameron has guaranteed that foreign companies who wish to own or buy property in the UK will now be forced to reveal who actually owns them. This comes as he hosts a major international...

Stamp Duty Tax takes effect today

Friday 01 April 2016

The new stamp duty tax on buy-to-let property and second homes comes into action as of today 1st April 2016. The new rate of stamp duty will have a major effect on the cost of buying...

Capital Gains Tax on Sales?

Thursday 04 February 2016

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research has said that the current system of taxing households and capital values is possibly “the worst of all worlds” and should...