How to download a PDF from the new 2020 EPC Register website
The old epcregister.co.uk website offered a simple way to download a copy of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) certificates to PDF. The new https://find-energy-certificate.digital.communities.gov.uk/ website doesn’t offer the same ‘click to download’ button, it is still quite a simple process to download a copy of the new EPC. Learn more about the new 2020 EPC …
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Changes to EPC Certificates and the EPC Register for September 2020
New Version of the EPC Certificate Launched On the 19th of September 2020, the government launched a new version of the EPC certificate. The certificate has a new modern layout and has features exclusive to the digital version. This marks the third version of the EPC Certificate and has been designed with the future in …
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News: Chancellor Rishi Sunak Announces Reduced Rates of Stamp Duty
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has this afternoon announced temporary reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax. The reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will apply for residential properties purchased from 8 July 2020 until 31 March 2021 inclusive. These rates apply whether you are buying your first home or have owned …
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The best places to go in London this Christmas
London goes all-out for Christmas, and this year is no exception. The lights are brighter, the trees are taller, and the decorations are shinier than ever before.
70.3% rise in new property sellers in Westminster in September
The number of new property sellers in Westminster increased by 70.3% last month, with a 45% rise in new sellers in London as a whole. Though property supply fell in the previous months of July and August, September has been altogether more positive, with every London borough seeing a rise in the number of new property sellers during …
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Tenant Fees Ban: new guidance notes for agents and landlords
The government have issued new guidance notes ahead of the Tenant Fees Act coming into force on the 1st of June 2019. From that date new tenancies cannot have fees applied but existing tenancies can still have fees charged until the 1st of June 2020, after which the new law applies to all tenancies. The …
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Stamp Duty for first-time buyers in 2019
In the Budget 2018, Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced that first-time buyers in shared ownership homes will pay no Stamp Duty on the first £300,000 of any property costing up to £500,000. The was made in retrospect back to the previous Budget in November 2017. Before the announcement, first-time buyers were required to pay Stamp Duty …
RICS calls for property tax overhaul
A leading professional body is calling for property tax in the UK to be overhauled with an aim to encourage activity in the market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) recently revealed its latest RICS Residential Market Survey. In the survey, nearly 50% of members advocate incentivising people to downsize by making changes to …
8 things that will devalue your home
It’s important to every homeowner that their property retains its value. Home improvement work can be expensive, but nonetheless we all know the value of updating a property. After all, a property grows old, just like us. It will need redecorating, refurbishing, or renovating from time to time throughout its life. Home improvements are intended …
