Stamp duty receipts down 7% in 2018/19
First year-on-year decline since the recession.
Read more »Government lifts help-to-buy restriction
More choice for those seeking to remortgage.
Read more »Parents become ‘one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders’
Total parental contributions soar to £6.3bn in 2019.
Read more »Javid rules out stamp duty shift
New chancellor dismisses buyer to seller speculation.
Read more »The end is nigh for the help-to-buy ISA
Scheme set to close for new entrants on 30 November 2019.
Read more »Government dismisses calls for stamp duty shake-up
Stamp duty discourages downsizing, House of Lords committee says.
Read more »Over-50s support tax break for downsizing
1 in 4 struggle with the cost of moving.
Read more »Mortgages: to fix or not to fix?
How interest rates could affect your mortgage.
Read more »First-time buyers struggle with mortgage jargon
9 in 10 say it’s difficult to buy a first home.
Read more »Most adults don’t have a will
Will-writing is “quick and easy”, most respondents say.
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