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Concerns about the Budget have prompted many buyers and sellers to pause before deciding whether to proceed with their moves Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

Buyers keen to ‘get going’ now the uncertainty created by Rachel Reeves’ Budget has been removed are prepared to do viewing during the festive break including on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, it has been claimed. The survey of current UK house hunters, commissioned by EXP, found that almost three-quarters (73%) had been putting their…

The revaluations required to implement Labour’s Mansion Tax would involve a complex and resource-intensive process that risks costing more than the tax it raises, according to Chris Husson-Martin (pictured), who worked on the last major council tax revaluation in 1991. Husson-Martin, who is now Head of Sales at Hamptons’ Salisbury branch, says the Government has…

Andy Burnham returned from his summer holiday last week and his honeymoon as Prime Minister also felt over. The ‘Burnham bounce’ has pushed Labour from the high teens to the mid-twenties in the opinion polls. However, internal conflict over the tough choices his government faces in the autumn Budget is a sign that reality is biting,…

Landlords are waiting up to a year to regain possession of their properties through Scotland’s housing tribunal, legal experts have warned. Litigation specialists at Aberdein Considine say landlords who they represent are typically waiting between eight and 12 months from applying for an eviction order to receiving a tribunal hearing, while legal costs can reach…

Following the announcement of the ‘mansion tax’ last year there has been much speculation about how properties will be valued and what affect this will have on property prices. The task of valuing properties throughout England to check which ones fall above £2 million (and which bracket they then fall into) is to be completed…