Tag: stamp duty
Stamp Duty Could Pause To Kick Start Property Market
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to reveal, in the upcoming budget, a six-month holiday for payments of stamp duty on homes up to a value of £500,000 […]
UK property investors favour stamp duty surcharge for overseas buyers
FJP Investment has commissioned an independent survey of more than 750 UK property investors to examine their sentiment to the recently elected Conservative Government. It found: 70% favour the Conservatives’ proposal to […]
75 per cent of first-time buyers benefitting from stamp duty cut
Stamp duty may rank just behind inheritance tax in terms of controversy and dislike. The bad news is that, just like inheritance tax, the contribution it makes to the UK’s […]
A Comprehensive Guide for Landlords looking to complete their Self Assessment Tax Return
As a landlord, you may not think that you need to complete a self assessment form, yet to many landlords’ surprise, you are required to do so. HMRC treats you […]
Number of properties owned in company structures falls
Government statistics published for the Annual Tax for Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) show falling numbers of owner occupied properties in corporate structures and an accompanying decrease in tax revenues. The tax […]
UK Property Market Predictions for 2018 – Slow but Stable
It says a lot about the overall strength of the UK housing market that it is holding together quite nicely in spite of everything which has been thrown in its […]
A Budget that’s good for the housing market
Every cloud has a silver lining, so with all the talk of economic growth forecasts being revised down, at a macro level, the future of very low interest rates looks […]