More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’ latest Ultra-Prime Barometer Wealth Report suggests that because of Stamp... Read more »
A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this week’s Autumn Statement. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be planning... Read more »
A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest market commentary from Tom Bill, head of UK residential research,... Read more »
Saxophonist/composer Shabaka Hutchings’ projects range from meaty, beat-fuelled EDM and left-field, high-energy jazz to the acoustic joys of his South African collaboration Shabaka and the Ancestors. All have existed for a number... Read more »
With the threshold increased to £425,000, these buys look all the better value (Pictures: Supplied) Stamp duty has always been a sore subject for potential property buyers. However, a new measure has... Read more »
The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance Fund suggests the Stamp Duty cut could improve sentiment acorss... Read more »
The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion per year, according to the latest research from London agency Benham... Read more »
Stamp Duty is expected to be cut in Friday’s mini-budget, The Times newspaper reports today. Prime Minister Liz Truss and the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have allegedly been working on the plans for... Read more »
Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its 2021 annual report yesterday that sales income was up by... Read more »
The world’s most expensive stamp – nicknamed “the Mona Lisa of the stamp world” – has gone on display to the public. The British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856) was bought for $8.3m... Read more »