Stamp Duty The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced on 8 July 2020 that there will be no stamp duty payable on property purchases up to £500,000. Stamp duty land tax is a tax paid when you purchase a piece of land or property in England or Northern Ireland. Scotland and Wales have their own systems. The […]

As we move into the sixth week of lockdown, this article attempts to look at what changes we have adopted for our clients, how property transactions have evolved and what is likely to happen as we move forward. Blacks’ response to the crisis With the impending lockdown there was no doubt that this new crisis […]

With Easter approaching and summer just around the corner, now may usually be the time that you look forward to having a spring clean or even a fresh start. However, the Coronavirus has taken the world by surprise, putting many of our plans on hold. We are currently being flooded by realms of information, and […]

It’s reassuring to hear stories of people rallying to help one-another in these difficult times.  However, in relation to matters involving hard cash, the warmth of human kindness can become a little cool. When it comes to property rentals, landlords and tenants will still want to get the best possible deal out of any tenancy. […]

It’s safe to say that our homes are sacred to us, and if buying and selling your house wasn’t difficult enough, as a nation we now face new challenges. Over the last 15 years the housing market has had to deal with a great level of turmoil and uncertainty including a global recession, political turmoil, […]