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Budget 2012 – What Do the Stamp Duty Changes Mean for Property Buyers and Sellers in Scotland?
Read more: Budget 2012 – What Do the Stamp Duty Changes Mean for Property Buyers and Sellers in Scotland?George Osborne yesterday revealed his Budget for 2012. ย The Budget included an increase in the 0% rate of tax and cuts to corporation tax, all of which are very welcome from a business and personal point-of-view. ย However, given that we sell properties in Scotland for our clients, it’s the impact of wider changes to property-related…
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Spread the Glove – Last Chance to Donate Your Winter Woolies for Big Issue Vendors
Read more: Spread the Glove – Last Chance to Donate Your Winter Woolies for Big Issue VendorsThank you to all of the staff and clients who have contributed so generously to the Spread The Glove campaign that we’ve been running on behalf of The Big Issue. Your generosity has been overwhelming! We’ve had people stop in our offices to deposit unwanted woolies in our collection boxes.
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Goodbye Stamp Duty, Hello Snappily-Titled Land and Buildings Transaction Tax. Roll On 2015!
Read more: Goodbye Stamp Duty, Hello Snappily-Titled Land and Buildings Transaction Tax. Roll On 2015!Goodbye Stamp Duty…? Kind Of. I have had to replace many an overused soapbox over past few years whilst property prices have risen yet the Stamp Duty thresholds have remained largely the same. It is a system that I feel is fundamentally unfair and which, from a purely property market related point of view, has…
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What Effect Will the Budget 2014 Pension Reforms Have on the Property Market and Buy to Let
Read more: What Effect Will the Budget 2014 Pension Reforms Have on the Property Market and Buy to LetIn his March 2014 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne outlined a huge shake-up of UK pension legislation. On the initial face of it, there were not many of his provisions that would impact hugely upon the property market. However, there is the potential that the pension changes could have an impact on the Buy to Let…
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Property Under Offer in Scotland – Can You Make an Offer – Gazumping
Read more: Property Under Offer in Scotland – Can You Make an Offer – GazumpingI have long been vexed by how to answer the question from members of my team about what they are allowed to do and to say when a buyer calls us about a property that is Under Offer or Sold Subject to Conclusion of Missives (SOLD STC) and asks whether they can make an offer…
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Reaction to the RICS Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors UK Housing Market Survey November 2012
Read more: Reaction to the RICS Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors UK Housing Market Survey November 2012Today’s monthly RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) UK Housing Market Survey presented some good signs for encouragement for anyone who is interested in buying or selling a property in Scotland.
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The Essential Checklist for Preparing to Move Home in Scotland
Read more: The Essential Checklist for Preparing to Move Home in ScotlandMoving home can be a stressful time. However, if you’re organised and know that you are on top of things, it needn’t be so stressful! This article contains a checklist of things that you can do to prepare for your move along with some suggestions about when you will want to get started with doing…
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What’s Happening in the Scottish Property Market and Property Prices – MOV8 Real Estate January 2013 Update
Read more: What’s Happening in the Scottish Property Market and Property Prices – MOV8 Real Estate January 2013 UpdateHappy New Year to everyone and welcome to my first property market update of 2013. With 2012 dissolving swiftly into 2013 in a blur of fireworks and fizz, what can we expect this year? Is there positive news on the horizon for the property market and for property buyers and sellers in 2013? Is mortgage…
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How to Minimise the Stress of Moving Home in Scotland – The Things You Need to Know
Read more: How to Minimise the Stress of Moving Home in Scotland – The Things You Need to KnowWe’ve all heard about the survey that says moving house comes in the top 10 list of the most stressful things you can do. Apparently it’s third in the list, after death of a family member and divorce. But why is the process of putting a property on the market and then moving out of…
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