Byzantine period After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of Byzantium. The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the… Read More »Cypriot History – Byzantine Period
Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now appears unlikely. There’s still an online petition gathering momentum for an extension – you can see that here – but now the latest request for a phased end… Read More »Phase It Out – Calls grow for ‘tapered’ end to stamp duty holiday
The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a section given over to moving home. The full document covers working from home or at workplaces, educational locations, childcare, events such as weddings and funerals, sport and places… Read More »Agents can work in Tier 4 as government publishes guidelines
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government’s refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday.The government has told campaigners that it “does not plan to extend the relief” beyond March 31 next year. “This is in response to the petition with the caveat that the government constantly reviews all… Read More »Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday
Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital platform Gazeal which has made the calculation by monitoring transaction and other market data.According to HM Land Registry figures, there were 105,630 completed transactions in October. Based… Read More »Gazeal announce that 1 in 3 sales fall down
Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government’s refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that it “does not plan to extend the relief” beyond March 31 next year. “This is in response to the petition with the caveat that the government constantly reviews… Read More »Madness! Government refusal to extend SDLT holiday provokes anger
Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital platform Gazeal which has made the calculation by monitoring transaction and other market data. According to HM Land Registry figures, there were 105,630 completed transactions in October. Based… Read More »Agents Losing Money: Fall throughs cost £10k a month per branch
NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday – the stamp duty holiday equivalent north of the border. It also wants the SNP administration to change the steep thresholds home buyers’ experience between buying a house in different tiers… Read More »Agents demand immediate tax action to help market
Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The agency’s long-standing nemesis – housing analyst Anthony Codling – has returned to the fray, questioning how good its most recent trading figures actually are. Yesterday Purplebricks said it… Read More »Yes Purplebricks – but how many homes do you actually SELL?
If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again – Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to come. The portal is forecasting a robust four per cent average house price growth in 2021 across the UK as a whole, after ending 2020 some 6.6 per cent… Read More »Market frenzy to last until spring at least says Rightmove
