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Residential property is beginning to revert to being a long-term hold, not a short term trade

by Jonathan Davis | Jul 10, 2023 | Face to Face, Golden Oldie

Originally published February 2018 Willie Gething, managing partner of Lennox Investment Management, helped to pioneer the residential buying agent business in the Thatcher years, sold his company Property Vision to HSBC in 2001 and 11 years ago moved on to launch his...

SDLT – what next for Rishi?

by Andrew Crossman | Sep 23, 2020 | Residential Investor, zLead Article, zNewsletter

What will be the lasting impact of the stamp duty holiday announced in July by the UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak? The holiday has been great for the vast numbers of purchasers who are acquiring UK properties up to £500,000 in value. The maximum saving this provides is...

Stamp duty, mobility and the housing crisis

by Christian Hilber and Teemu Lyytikainen | Nov 28, 2017 | The Guest Essay, The Professor

The stamp duty — a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain legal documents — has a long history in England. It was first introduced in 1694 to help finance the war against France. Although initially thought as a temporary solution, the tax was so successful in...

How to make the most of your leasehold property

by Caroline Wild | Oct 24, 2017 | Residential Investor

When it comes to selling a property, everyone wants to make the most of what they own, whether it is by giving it a fresh lick of paint or sprucing up the garden. However, for residential tenants of long leases, there may be one further step they can take to improve...