Truss to announce stamp duty cut – report
UK housebuilders rallied on Wednesday following a report that Friday’s mini-budget could include a plan to cut stamp duty. According to The Times, prime minister Liz Truss will announce the move in the mini-budget in an attempt to drive economic growth. It was understood the PM and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have been working on the […]
Stamp duty changes spur rise in interest from overseas buyers
Mortgage searches by advisers around visas and non-UK residents has seen a significant rise according to Legal & General Mortgage Club. Data from the SmartrCriteria tool, which helps advisers to determine whether a particular lender would consider a mortgage application from their client, shows that criteria searches related to ‘visas’ were ranked as the most […]