Tag: conveyancing
Online property portal says January 2021 busiest New Year ever
Online property portal Rightmove has announced that January 2021 was the busiest start to a new year they have ever seen. The organisation said that the number of potential buyers contacting estate agents about properties was up 11 per cent on the same period in 2020 and rental enquiries were up 22 per cent. Visits...
Home ownership rates falling among younger people
Research has found that the number of people below the age of 45 who own their own home has fallen by more than a tenth over the past decade. The English Housing Survey is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Comparing the figures for 2019/20 with those...
NEW expanded Client Services team
To support LPL’s growth over the last year we are delighted to announce the launch of our NEW expanded Client Services team. Head of Operations, Louise Stephens-Pantoja said “As LPL continues to grow, the need for more experienced client service staff to support a larger client base has become increasingly important. We strive to provide...
Today is International Women’s Day: There’s no glass ceiling at LPL
We’re celebrating some of the women that help make LPL such a successful practice and dynamic workplace. At LPL, we’re immensely proud of our record on diversity and inclusion. Nowhere is this clearer than in the make up of our senior management team, where over 75% of our senior team are women. Louise Stephens-Pantoja, Head...
What the Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday extension means
What is the stamp duty holiday? Last year, the government temporarily increased the amount at which stamp duty is paid to £500,000, for property sales in England and Northern Ireland. The move was aimed at helping buyers who might have taken a financial hit because of Covid. It could save them as much as £15,000,...
Buying a Welsh home following surprise Land Transaction Tax increase
As well as the Welsh Government’s surprise raising of the rate of transaction tax on the purchase of second homes, the Land Transaction Tax (LTT) holiday in respect of main residences is due to end on 31 March 2021. For those thinking about buying a property in Wales, tax is likely to be a hot...
It’s not all doom and gloom: property predictions for 2021
The end of 2020 saw house prices at a record high, helped by the chancellor’s Stamp Duty holiday, but what is likely to happen in 2021 as financial disruption continues? The property market slumped during the first lockdown of 2020, with prices down 0.5 per cent halfway through the year. However, following relaxing of restrictions...
What are people looking for in a home post Covid 19?
Following a year of lockdowns and working from home, people are looking at their properties in a different light. Living close to their place of work is less of a priority, with other desirable qualities shooting to the top of the list. The Office for National Statistics has found that before 2020 around 70 per...
Changing attitudes to property post Covid 19
New research has found that over one-third of people expect to be working from home regularly in the future. Homebuilder Barratt Homes and GoodMore Global Ltd have conducted a study into changing attitudes to working from home and people’s wishes when it comes to moving home. Researchers questioned 750 participants from London and South East...
