A new year, a new decade, a new government. At the start of 2020, there are reasons for optimism within the property sector – most notably, there is a feeling that some of the issues that have plagued the industry over recent years could be resolved. In fact, just two […]
Even though the London property market is currently in slowdown, prices remain some of the highest in the country. This obviously puts pressure on affordability and this pressure is increased by the cost of Stamp Duty Land Tax, which can be very expensive for residential buyers and even more so […]
Primas Law is calling on UK property developers and landlords to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties after a landmark tribunal case. A recent ground-breaking case, between P N Bewley Ltd and HMRC, held that properties that are not immediately habitable at the time of […]
The Tax Insider Team considers the drawbacks of the popular property holding company structure – and considers a possible alternative. Of course, there are other reasons, not related to tax, why you might want to set up a limited company to hold a property portfolio. But we’re going to stick […]
At some point in your property journey, you’re going to be paying tax – perhaps even a lot of tax if everything goes to plan – so over the next few weeks we’re going to be thinking about taxes. Whilst probably not your favourite subject, tax does play a vital […]
Landlords have been urged to speak with specialist buy to let mortgage broker firms over the coming weeks, as many consider remortgaging options at the end of the initial fixed period. April 2016 saw the introduction of the Government’s 3% stamp duty levy on second homes, prompting many borrowers to […]
As news hits us that Stamp Duty is to be abolished for first time property buyers purchasing property under £300,000 along with the underwhelming downgrade of the official economic growth estimations, reactions from our experts are as follows. Paresh Raja, CEO of bridging specialist MFS stated “After an underwhelming Spring Budget […]
Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is the tax charged by the government when purchasing a property or land costing more than £125,000 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The stamp duty rates an individual must pay will vary depending on the price and type of property (residential or non-residential). The […]
Today’s announcement by the Bank of England that interest rates will rise from 0.25 to 0.5% has not come as a surprise, but marks a significant change in direction following almost a decade of record low interest rates. First Time Buyers who have purchased a property in the past 10 […]
The UK Government has announced its intentions to reform the home-buying process by addressing practices like gazumping. At the same time, with interest rates set to rise for the first time in a decade to 0.5%, industry bodies are also calling for the Government to scrap Stamp Duty in next […]
