UK: SDLT holiday blues – Homebuyer faces 327% increase in SDLT as final deadline approaches
From James Lockett Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that some homebuyers across England are facing a 327% increase in the cost of stamp duty as a result of the SDLT holiday house price boom. The research…
Cayman: Governor Statement on Cayman Green Listing for Inbound Travel to England
The UK Transport Minister, Grant Shapps has today announced a further update of the red, amber and green (RAG) rating lists for inbound travel to England. This rating determines what inbound travellers must do on arrival, linked to the Covid situation…
UK: Homebuyers face 5.6 month wait to complete due to current market backlog
As the first phase of the stamp duty deadline approaches, homebuyers across the nation remain stuck in transaction limbo due to long delays at the back end of the selling timeline caused by heightened levels of buyer demand. Research by…
UK: Rental incomes climb by as much as 68% since the last financial downturn
Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties, has revealed which areas of the English rental market have performed the strongest since the 2008/09 recession where the growth in average rental income is concerned. Ascend analysed rental market values during the…
Private rental market worth £1.3trn in current market conditions
The latest research by nationwide Buy-to-Let specialist, Sequre Property Investment, has found that there is some £1.3trn worth of housing stock within the private rental sector. Sequre’s analysis of stock rented either privately or via a job or a business found…
UK: The property market pockets driving price growth in each county
By James Lockett Research from national UK estate agent, Keller Williams UK, has revealed which areas of the property market in England are currently Best in Show, when it comes to price appreciation across each county since the start of the…
The cash buyer hotspots giving sellers the best chance of beating the market bottleneck
By James Lockett he latest research by Yes Homebuyers has revealed where the most homebuyers are paying in cash since the start of the stamp duty holiday, with a cash sale more likely help home sellers avoid current delays and…
Euro 2020: Group D and the Battle of Britain
It may have taken two penalty shootouts in the qualification stages, but after overcoming both Israel and Serbia, Scotland progressed from Path C to qualify for Euro 2020 – and face a showdown against long-standing rival, England, in Group D….
Cayman: Governor statement on Traffic Light System for inbound travel to England
The UK Transport Minister, Grant Shapps has today announced a gradual re-opening of international travel to and from England from 17 May. Included in the announcement is information on the Government’s new traffic light system which assesses countries as red,…
UK: Flat owners caught in cladding scandal could see up to £11.43bn wiped from the value of their bricks and mortar
Research by Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, has revealed how much leasehold flat owners could see wiped off the value of their home, should they find their home is affected by ACM and other unsafe materials. Last week parliament voted against protecting them…