Tag Result: residential property
Stamp Duty rise ‘will have little impact’
Stamp Duty has risen to 5% for residential properties valued at more than £1m from today,...
BTL and remortgages boost valuation activity
A boost in buy-to-let and remortgage activity saw residential property prices rise by 2% y...
Government enforces two-year wait to seize empty homes
Councils will have to wait two years before being able to take control of empty homes, und...
Sellers warned to beware sole agency clause
Home sellers have been warned that instructing multiple estate agents could result in thou...
Severity of November house sale slowdown wanes
November house sales fell far less than expected, after three years of significant drops, ...
First-time buyer confidence soars for 2011
First-time buyer confidence is on the up for purchasing in 2011, with more than 40% able t...
Shapps launches guide to combat squatters
An online guide, offering legal advice to people wanting to stop squatters from entering t...
Halifax reports 1.8% rise in October house prices
House prices rose by 1.8% in October after a steep drop during the previous month, new fig...
Jump in remortgaging in October
The number of remortgages rose last month, but first-time buyer activity declined, accordi...
New Build Register set to combat lending risk
A New Homes Register will collect data on over 90% of all the new build developments in th...