As many as 234,000 buyers who’ve had a property sale agreed could save thousands of pounds if the Chancellor’s rumoured three-month stamp duty holiday extension goes ahead. The total amount saved in stamp duty charges if the extension is given the green light in the Budget next week could top £984million, according to online property … Read more
We have just agreed the sale of our home and the purchase of a new one costing £600,000, and there is no chain beyond these two transactions. We had been working on the basis that there was no way we would benefit from the stamp duty holiday, but I have now read that it could … Read more
Extending the stamp duty holiday by six weeks would save home buyers in England a further £1billion, according to new predictions. Pushing the cut-off date back from 31 March to mid-May would mean that between 120,000 and 160,000 additional property sales would be able to complete and save up to £15,000 on their stamp duty … Read more
Tax rises look ‘more likely than ever’ in future years as the Government’s spending splurge amid the pandemic rolls on, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. The IFS said Chancellor Rishi Sunak is likely to need to raise around £60billion via taxes over the coming years. But, with Britain’s economy facing an ‘extraordinarily’ uncertain … Read more
UK wins Irish backing for delay to Brexit port checks as Simon Coveney says he is open to extension of grace period Foreign affairs minister is open to ‘modest’ extensions of the grace period The Northern Ireland Protocol has led to delays at port and threats to staff Michael Gove wants two years before certain … Read more
Rapper Iggy Azalea reveals she ‘fears going BALD’ while trying to get hair extension glue out of her hair By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:33 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 23:37 GMT, 7 February 2021 Iggy Azalea has revealed her problems with hair extensions. The rapper, 30, tweeted that she worries … Read more
MPs from both main parties have argued for the extension of the stamp duty holiday, to allow people who are already in the process of buying a home to benefit from tax savings of up to £15,000. The issue was debated in a virtual House of Commons session yesterday, which saw the majority of the … Read more
Joe Biden offers Vladimir Putin a five-year extension on last-remaining treaty limiting nuclear weapons NEW Start treaty limits Russia and U.S. nuclear weapons to 1,550 deployed warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers It expires on February 5 and Trump opposed extending it, saying he wanted China in a three-way limitation treaty But Russia opposed move … Read more
Hope for home buyers? A 110k-strong petition forces parliament to debate a six-month extension to stamp duty holiday The tax break, which saves buyers up to £15,000, was due to end on 31 March More than 100k sign a petition calling for an extension to September This means that MPs must debate the issue in … Read more
My partner and I are looking to increase space and add value to our current home. We have been advised that either a loft conversion or a rear extension would be the best way to do this. How should we decide what to do? How much will it likely cost? What will be involved? And … Read more