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Housing industry responds to Stamp Duty cut

|Date: 23 Sep 2022

Housing industry responds to Stamp Duty cut

The housing industry is responding to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget today (September 23rd). Th ...

The housing industry is responding to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget today (September 23rd). This post may be updated with more responses as they come in. Commenting in response to the Chanc ...

23 Sep 2022
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Stamp Duty holiday triggers 22% rise in monthly property transactions – equivalent to over 171,000 extra sales

|Date: 10 May 2021

Stamp Duty holiday triggers 22% rise in monthly property transactions – equivalent to over 171,000 extra sales

The current Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday has helped deliver a property market stimulus that has far ...

The current Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday has helped deliver a property market stimulus that has far outweighed the immediate response to the 2007/08 financial crisis, according to new analysis b ...

10 May 2021
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Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

|Date: 25 Mar 2020

Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nasce ...

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nascent ‘Boris Bounce’ which boosted the property market in January and February. In today’s world, ...

25 Mar 2020
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Industry Comment | Planning for the Future Report

|Date: 12 Mar 2020

Industry Comment | Planning for the Future Report

PHPD collects reactions to the recent "Planning for the Future" announcement by MHCLG. Brian Berry, Chief ...

PHPD collects reactions to the recent "Planning for the Future" announcement by MHCLG. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “The current planning system is a major barrier for small house bu ...

12 Mar 2020
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Conveyancing volumes fall by 10%

|Date: 23 Aug 2019

Conveyancing volumes fall by 10%

Total conveyancing transaction volumes fell by over 10% on a quarterly basis, according to the Q2 2019 Se ...

Total conveyancing transaction volumes fell by over 10% on a quarterly basis, according to the Q2 2019 Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker. ...

23 Aug 2019
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Drop in number of conveyancing firms

|Date: 30 May 2019

Drop in number of conveyancing firms

The number of active conveyancing firms in England and Wales has dropped below 4,000 for the first time – ...

The number of active conveyancing firms in England and Wales has dropped below 4,000 for the first time – according to research by Search Acumen. ...

30 May 2019
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