Monthly Archives: October 2022

As demand in the rental market continues to push up prices, landlords could see yields climb more quickly than the capital growth of their properties. Tenants in the UK are now paying more than ever to rent a property, with many listings seeing competition between multiple tenants amid a shortage of homes. Between August and […]

The stamp duty rate change will be a boost for all property buyers in England and Northern Ireland, but the regional housing markets will benefit the most. While Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has been the cause of a great deal of controversy – to say the least – the revised stamp duty thresholds and rates will have […]

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced permanent stamp duty cuts for some home-buyers in his ‘mini-budget’. Stamp duty is a tax payable to the government when you buy a home, or land, priced above a certain threshold in England or Northern Ireland. Previously, you would pay stamp duty tax on a home, or the portion of […]

With a looming energy crisis, an economy that has struggled to kick start post-COVID, and a mini-budget that has shocked the markets, the predicted uncertainty facing tenants and landlords is coming to light. An estimated 700,000 people are currently in rent arrears, and this figure will only increase with the cost of living. As estate agents, […]