Scrap Stamp Duty | Vendors switch | Gazundering returns

Scrap Stamp Duty on residential home purchases urges think-tank

Policy Exchange says the £14 billion Stamp Duty tax is stalling the property market by punishing retirees looking to sell large homes.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!<br />

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who was promoted to the Cabinet.

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Belvoir Group reports record revenue after £4 million jump

Revenue at the Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.

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Gazundering stalks the market once again as house prices stall<br />

Scourge of vendors returns with a third having offers lowered with just days to go before their sale is set to complete.

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Vendors switching agents in growing numbers, research reveals<br />

Home sellers are much more likely than last year to choose another agent to shift their property as the market slows, a study shows.

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The Negotiator Magazine – February 2023 issue – yours to read now

Read the latest edition of The Negotiator Magazine the industry trade magazine for estate and letting agency.

 

In this issue:

 

• Training and staff retention

 

• Latest house prices analysis

 

• Industry leaders' predictions for 2023

 

• Rent controls controversy

 

• Why you should love your solicitor

 

• Cyber crime threat to agency business

 

• Appointments, launches and mergers

 

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Rent freeze calls grow as MPs and unions back radical campaign

An open letter from the London Renters Union and leading unions calls on Michael Gove to stop any further rent rises.

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Property industry backs government plans for digital identity - do you?<br />

Majority of property professionals support government plans giving buyers and sellers a digital identity in the homebuying process.

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Agents charity challenges

The Agents Giving 2023 launch of the Dragon Boat Race heads The Neg's roundup of charitable efforts of agents around the country – community does matter!

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