Blog: Stamp-duty-holiday

Maidstone house prices rose by 1.4% last month, according to the Land Registry, meaning the average annual rate of house price growth in Maidstone now stands at 11.7%. Looking at the national figures, many people were concerned...

Yet higher mortgage rates could see Maidstone buyers paying a lot more each month for the privilege Being a Maidstone first-time buyer in the last 12 months has not been an easy thing. Just before lockdown there were 400 ‘5%...

...and new 5% deposit mortgages for Maidstone first-time buyers The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two initiatives to keep the Maidstone property market firing on all cylinders into 2021. Firstly, the £500,000 zero-rate Stamp

Over the last six months, the Maidstone Property Market has been flourishing. As soon as an estate agents ‘For Sale’ flag went up, neighbours would be checking out Rightmove to see the internal pictures and compare the asking...

Even before the pandemic hit, the conveyancing work on a typical property sale would usually take between two and three months to complete. COVID-related backlogs are frustrating transactions more than normal, and sellers must act...

According to a newspaper report published just before last year’s January deadline, more than 50 per cent of the nation’s stressed out self-employed, leave getting their tax self-assessment form into the HMRC to the very last...

Most people pay Stamp Duty Tax when they buy a property, house, apartment or other land and buildings over a particular price in the UK. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak (quickly followed suit by the Welsh and Scottish Governments),...

It wasn’t the greatest of starts to 2021, with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing on January 4 that a new national lockdown in England would come into play from January 6, lasting until at least March 31. However, there...

“Life is a Game” is a quote attributed to Mother Teresa, but it could be easily applied to property. And as with all games, there are winners and losers when it comes to selling a home. Timing always plays a part in how...