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London Help To Buy scheme launched
The Autumn Statement also saw the Help To Buy scheme tweaked to help first-time buyers purchasing property in London. The scheme is the same as the government’s existing help to buy equity loan scheme except “twice as generous” because those buying in the capital can borrow up to 40% of the home’s value, instead of […]
Read MoreAgents ponder ‘legal avoidance’ of 3% stamp duty surcharge
Agents ponder ‘legal avoidance’ of 3% stamp duty surcharge Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that will be imposed on buy to let and second home purchases from April. Charles Curran of Maskells Estate Agents says: “We will need to see […]
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