23 December 2011 | David Marsden
The Government has this week published a note containing further details of its new 'Build Now, Pay Later' scheme. Click here to read it.
The note provides an overview of what Build Now, Pay Later is,...
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9 December 2011 | Richard John
There could be some further good news for potential homebuyers from an unexpected source.
Following on from the Government’s recent introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme to help purchasers...
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5 October 2011 | Richard John
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently published a sustainability and residential property information paper for its 100,000 qualified members, which looks at the need to consider...
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30 August 2011 | Maria Tempest
The Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011 came into force on 1 July 2011.
Under the Regulations, statutory sewerage and water undertakers take ownership of all private...
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23 June 2011 | Richard John
Back in April, I wrote that the Chancellor had announced the launch of a new FirstBuy loan scheme, designed to help first-time buyers get a foot on the property ladder. Full details of the scheme are here.
Through...
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8 April 2011 | Richard John
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has published the FirstBuy Prospectus, which outlines how the new equity loan scheme to assist eligible first-time buyers will work.
In the recent Budget, the...
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28 March 2011 | Shimon Shaw |
I was going to call this simply "Stamp Duty news". But that's not the most exciting topic ever. Unless you are buying a house.
Or unless you are me.
So on to the news:
1. ...
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11 March 2011 | Chetna Buhecha
From the 6th April 2011 the new 5 per cent rate of stamp duty will apply to acquisitions of residential property in cases where the purchase price exceeds £1m.
There are some exclusions to this and...
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4 March 2011 | Shimon Shaw |
What do you expect from a story about tax? Taxes are rising. Legislation is getting more complicated. Compliance more burdensome. HMRC have launched their latest crackdown (currently plumbers). ...
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