New Stamp Duty Tax Rates – July to September 2021
Stamp Duty Tax Rates Are Changing! Missed the end of June deadline for the temporary ‘holiday’ to avoid paying stamp duty tax on residential property purchases? These are the new rates to 30th September 2021:- ...
The new ‘First Homes Scheme’ – new homes at up to half price – but who qualifies?
First Homes – at up to half price On 4th June 2021 the Government launched a new affordable housing scheme known as the ‘First Homes Scheme’. The First Home Scheme entitles first-time buyers who live in a household with a combined income of £80,000 or...
The Frustrations of Being An Estate Agent
It’s not easy being an estate agent! Estate agents frequently find themsleves in the firing line for the failings of others, and have a reputation for disingenuousness second only to politicians and the tabloid press. Marketing properties may be...
What Exactly Do Estate Agents Do?
What exactly do estate agents do? One of the great mysteries of life for many people is what exactly estate agents do for their money. Conventional wisdom has it that they stick a photo of your house online, put another in their shop window and then make a couple of...
Converting Your Loft Into A Home Office
Loft Conversions have never been more popular – here’s why With so many of us now working from home there’s a massive need for adding ‘office space’. Converting your loft is an obvious solution as as most are just wasted...Save money by cutting out the banks
By arranging your home survey directly online - rather than via a mortgage lender - you can save the large chunk of the survey fee that the banks normally keep. They may still want to instruct a valuer to carry out their mortgage valuation, but don’t let them try to sell you an expensive Homebuyer or Building Survey from one of the large, target-driven, corporate firms on their 'panel'.
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Peter Spink, Sheffield
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