Urban Village Blog

NEW HOMEMOVER GUIDES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR AGENT COMPLIANCE

With the assistance of The Guild of Property Professionals and other experts, the Government has released a How To Buy a Home guide and a How To Sell a Home guide, which provides homemovers with an overview of the entire process of purchasing and sel...

HOW HAS THE UNCERTAINTY OF BREXIT IMPACTED THE PROPERTY MARKET?

Whether you are an avid Brexiteer or have staked your flag in the Remainer’s camp, one thing is for certain, and that is at the moment - nothing is certain. One thing there is no doubt about is that the continued political turmoil and the uncertainty...

NEW HOUSING SECRETARY MAKES HIS FIRST MOVE

As his first major move in the job, Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick has revealed plans that would help more first-time buyers get onto the property ladder. The plans involve overhauling the shared ownership scheme, allowing people to increase their...

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED INHERITANCE TAX?

While leaving your home to a family member is a very generous act, there is the matter of inheritance tax to think about. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was once attributed to saying that ‘nothing is certain e...

COULD BORIS MAKE CHANGES TO STAMP DUTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE?

Many in the property industry have called out for the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to act decisively on his previously proposed plan of possibly scrapping Stamp Duty on homes under £500,000, at the same time cutting it from 12% to 7% on propert...