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Pilot scheme see UK housing association tenants become home owners
For the first time in the UK housing association tenants have become home owners under the new Voluntary Right to Buy scheme. Sasha Dudley and partner Peter Taylor from Croydon in London are some of the first tenants to benefit from one of the five associations piloting the new rights ahead of the scheme going […] The post Pilot scheme see UK housing association tenants become home owners appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
Prime central London property market sees substantial rise in prospective buyers
There has been a 22.1% rise in the number of new prospective buyers in the prime property market in central London since the European Union referendum compared to the same period in 2015, according to a new report. The number of properties under offer in the eight weeks since Brexit rose 19% compared to last […] The post Prime central London property market sees substantial rise in prospective buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
Property sales liable for UK inheritance tax reach record level
More than one in four properties sold in the UK so far in 2016 have exceed the Inheritance Tax nil-rate band of £325,000 thanks to rising house prices, new research has found. And in London surging house prices in the capital mean that three in every four properties sold for more than £325,000, according to […] The post Property sales liable for UK inheritance tax reach record level appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading
