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Home buying advice: Live webcast - January 2009
Volatile house prices and a shortage of mortgages mean tough times for everyone in the housing market. Particularly for a first time buyer, the process can be very daunting and stressful. That is why getting specialist, independent advice is vital
Read more: Home Truths - January 2009
Home Truths - March 2009
As a selling agent you will look to market properties in the most attractive manner to buyers. One way to reduce the cost to buyers (not for the seller) is to minimise the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) payable on the transaction. Provided the rules are followed, the scheme of paying separately for fixtures and fittings is an effective way to reduce the amount of SDLT.
Home Truths - September 2008
Sellers of residential property, including land, may not appreciate the opportunities for a buyer to maximise the value potential of that property. It therefore often falls to selling agents to propose that the parties enter into an overage agreement which gives the seller an extra payment at some time in the future based on an increase in the value of the property, usually connected with its development.