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Jonathan BramwellBuy-to-let: four ways to beat the stamp duty rises. Panicked would-be landlords fear not, is still possible to avoid the 3 per cent rise in stamp duty set to hit this spring — but you’d better be quick. Chancellor George Osborne’s sudden three per cent hike in stamp duty on second homes and buy-to-let investments has caused panic…
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Philip EastwoodThe impact of ‘buy to leave’ on prime London’s housing market. Fears are growing about the number of homes being bought by investors and left empty — but what can be done to stop it? Should we be morally outraged by the phenomenon called “buy to leave” or should we dismiss it as a tiny…
Read more Philip EastwoodThe lowdown: Earls Court redevelopment. One of the biggest regeneration projects in west London since the Second World War is under way. Arabella Youens asks the experts whether now is the time to invest… Earls Court has remained a bit of an anomaly on London’s residential map given that it’s sandwiched between some of the…
Read more Jonathan BramwellWinchester: the ‘village city’. For Londoners anxious about abandoning pavements—and big-name restaurants—altogether, a move to Winchester is considered by some to be the perfect stepping stone to life in the country. Chefs Rick Stein and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall both have outposts in the city and, between the college and cathedral, many of the historic buildings…
Read more Philip EastwoodStamp duty changes: buy-to-let investors competing with first-time buyers creates a ‘mini-bubble’ in the London property market. London’s beleaguered first-time buyers are facing a fresh challenge: an onslaught of investors swooping on property in a rush to beat an increase in stamp duty for buy-to-let homes scheduled for April 1. Sealed bids are back and…
Read more Jonathan BramwellThere’s no better time to buy a wreck. Some people actively seek out a restoration project. For Tony and Jane Garrett, one was more or less thrust upon them. The couple were upsizing to accommodate a growing family but were struggling to find a house they really liked. Then their teenage daughter spotted an advertisement…
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