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No eviction enforcement until January next year
Courts in England will remain open during the latest national lockdown, but evictions will not be enforced until 11 January 2021 ‘at the earliest’. There…
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Tenant moves permitted during latest lockdown
Landlords can advertise rentals, arrange tenant viewings, allow tenants to move in and out of their properties during the latest Coronavirus restriction coming into force…
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Housing market ‘less frantic’ completion pipeline flooded
Property transactions are currently taking just over 100 days from sales agreed to completion, ‘but the volume of business means this could increase in the…
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Call for stamp duty holiday extension
Calling for a six-month extension to the current stamp duty holiday, property industry leaders have warned there is insufficient capacity to deal with the surge…
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Conveyancing delays are threaten SDLT savings
Delays in local authority property searches are threatening property buyers’ eligibility for stamp duty tax breaks. Only last week the Treasury published a press release…
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Property transactions are back to pre-Covid levels
There were just over 98,000 residential property transactions in September, 0.7 per cent lower than in September 2019 but 20.3 per cent higher than in…
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Right to rent reminder
Landlords can be sent to prison for five years or receive unlimited fines if they rent property in England to someone who does not have…
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House moves may go ahead during Welsh circuit-breaker
House moves already arranged and which cannot be delayed may still go ahead in Wales during its Coronavirus lockdown. Guidance from the Welsh Government also…
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First is better, not equal says Which?
Consumer protection champion Which? has rated First Direct, Nationwide and Coventry Building Society the UK’s best mortgage lenders. The lenders were awarded Which? Recommended Provider…
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Rental demand increases while landlords opt to sell
Landlords appear to be dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis in their stride. Well over half have told the latest National Residential Landlord’s Association survey that…