What better way to start a new chapter in your life than in a new home, with new neighbours, in a new village! When it comes to new villages, they offer a new start for everyone, not just you. There is plenty of potential for building fresh community spirit together. And of course, to take advantage of new spaces and amenities. Find out more about the benefit of buying property within a new village and take a look at a popular one which is in development in Chester.
After all the waiting and whispers, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed stamp duty changes to take place with immediate effect. The change has been introduced to revive the property market and help kick-start the economy. Billed as a stamp duty ‘holiday’ as it will last until 31st March 2021, it sees the threshold for stamp duty tax raised to £500,000. Here’s more…
At the end of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson shared plans to build more new homes and overhaul the planning system. His pledge was a simple one – to ‘build, build, build’. The aim is to make it easier to build homes in areas where people want to live. This requires radical changes to the country’s planning system, the likes of which haven’t been since the Second World War. Here’s more about the plans…
When lockdown was enforced back in March, it was a worrying time for all business and industry sectors. Not least the property market. For new build homes especially, 2020 had started out a strong year. The last time new homes sales started the year as high, was back in 2016. But, what would the impact of lockdown have on new build home sales? Well, over six weeks on and analysis from Zoopla shows it has been more positive than we might have thought. Here’s how, and why…
