Category: Property Market News
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Property News Round Up April 2016
Read the article: Property News Round Up April 2016Property News Round Up April 2016 This month we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the supplementary Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) charge for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers, the possible effect of the EU Referendum on house prices and also…
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MOV8 Property Market Analysis April 2016
Read the article: MOV8 Property Market Analysis April 2016MOV8’s Property Market Analysis April 2016 Throughout the past year, the number of homes changing hands has been at its highest level since the onset of the ‘credit crunch’ in 2008. 2016 is already off to a very strong start so, as the leading property sales company in East Central Scotland, we thought we’d share…
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MOV8’s Market Analysis March 2016
Read the article: MOV8’s Market Analysis March 2016MOV8’s Market Analysis March 2016 Throughout the past year, the number of homes changing hands has been at its highest level since the onset of the ‘credit crunch’ in 2008. 2016 is already off to a very strong start so, as the leading property sales company in East Central Scotland, we thought we’d share with…
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Property News Round Up March 2016
Read the article: Property News Round Up March 2016Property News Round Up March 2016 This month we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the supplementary Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) charge for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers, the possible effect of the EU Referendum on house prices and also…
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How Proposed Changes To Land & Buildings Transaction Tax Could Mean Problems For Thousands Of Regular Home Buyers
Read the article: How Proposed Changes To Land & Buildings Transaction Tax Could Mean Problems For Thousands Of Regular Home BuyersIn December 2015, John Swinney, Scotland’s Finance Minister, proposed changes to the tax that home buyers in Scotland pay (Land & Buildings Transaction Tax or ‘LBTT’). These changes apply in particular to situations where the property being bought is a ‘second property’ (or indeed third, fourth and so on). These changes are due to take…
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Housing Shortage as Demand Outstrips Supply
Read the article: Housing Shortage as Demand Outstrips SupplyHousing Shortage as Property Demand Outstrips Supply Spring is a time when we’d traditionally see the property market pick-up speed. So far in 2016, the number of enquiries from potential property sellers and the number of properties selling has risen sharply from this time in 2015. The time that properties are on the market before…
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MOV8’s Market Analysis February 2016
Read the article: MOV8’s Market Analysis February 2016MOV8’s Market Analysis February 2016 Throughout the past year, the number of homes changing hands has been at its highest level since the onset of the ‘credit crunch’ in 2008 and 2016 is already off to a very strong start. Here’s what we have been seeing in the local property market. What Are We Seeing…
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Property News Round Up February 2016
Read the article: Property News Round Up February 2016Property News Round Up February 2016 In this month’s bumper Property News Round-Up, we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the planned supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers as well as how likely it is…
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Changes to Land and Buildings Transaction Tax May be Bad News for Property Investors…..and Renters
Read the article: Changes to Land and Buildings Transaction Tax May be Bad News for Property Investors…..and RentersChanges to Land and Buildings Transaction Tax May be Bad News for Property Investors…..and Renters On 17 December 2015, John Swinney, Scotland’s Finance Minister, delivered his Budget for 2016/17 at Holyrood. While Mr Swinney opted not to use the Scottish Government’s new power to alter Income Tax, there were major changes announced to Land &…
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Monthly Property Market News Round-Up January 2016
Read the article: Monthly Property Market News Round-Up January 2016In this month’s bumper Property Market News Round-Up, we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the planned supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers as well as the prospects of interest rate rises in 2016. Property…
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