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HMRC Investigating Airbnb Landlords

23/10/20

Thinking of Holiday Letting? We can help you avoid the pitfalls.

House Prices Up 7.3% year on year say Halifax

08/10/20

Strongest house price growth since summer 2016 says the Halifax.

The Isle of Wight is in the Google Top 10!

05/10/20

It's a great time to buy a second home on the Isle of Wight

New '30 Day' Capital Gains Tax Rule

18/09/20

There have already been changes to how CGT is collected with a new 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule coming into force. Buy to Let landlords and...

Outlook for Island House Prices

09/09/20

We thought it would be timely to tell you what we are seeing on the ground and how the market fundamentals might play out in the months ahead.

Stamp Duty – a temporary holiday from a hated tax.

08/07/20

After intense speculation all week about a potential stamp duty holiday for residential property purchases, the detail was confirmed when the Chanc...

The extraordinary growth of single person households

01/07/20

Analysis by the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of single person households is expected to grow to 7.9 million within the next...

Mortgages – Important News for Investors and First Time B...

18/06/20

The Bank of England base rate remains unchanged at it’s lowest ever level – just 0.1%. Still seems unbelievable doesn’t it? The prospect of negativ...

Does everyone want to move to the Isle of Wight?

12/06/20

It has felt a bit like that in the last couple of weeks, since we re-opened our office on the 18th May. There has been much speculation in the medi...

Company Cars that really deliver the goods

03/04/20

Estate Agents are famous for loving their cars and wearing nice suits – but these are truly extraordinary times. Clipboards, briefcases and cameras...

Announcement – Rent on Time Scheme is Suspended for New L...

19/03/20

As a direct consequence of the Coronavirus crisis, I am sure that you are aware that the Government announced last night that the UK will stop all ...

Today’s Budget and Rate Cut

11/03/20

This was the first budget from the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak and from a housing perspective, he majored on the provision of affordable and safe ho...

Housing Market News Round Up

27/02/20

There is never any shortage of news when it comes to property matters. The New Year and post election bounce have led to a VERY busy market, and th...

Prices Rising, Market Strong. Time to Move.

20/01/20

We predicted it, and now Rightmove confirms it. Just a couple of weeks ago we predicted a ‘Boris Brexit Bounce’ and there is no doubt it’s happenin...

2020 – House Price Forecasts

08/01/20

What’s in store for the next 12 months? Welcome to our first blog post of 2020 and with the new year underway, it seems a good time to look at what...

Want to Sell In January? Start Here. Start Now.

29/11/19

Why it makes sense to launch your property to the market on Boxing day. January is a busy time if you are an estate agent. Lots of new buyers come ...

Housing News and Views Round Up

18/10/19

A quick summary of everything we found interesting in the housing market over the last couple of weeks House Prices rise – but not in London The la...