Help to Buy
Help to Buy – What happens when the “Bank of Mum and Dad” runs dry? Even those sceptical about the effect of the various Help to Buy government initiatives would…
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Supporting Sebastian’s Action Trust
Ashworths makes £13,000 donation to Sebastian’s Action Trust Ashworths is a supporter of Sebastian’s Action Trust, a charity which provides support and practical assistance to the families of children…
Where does it all go wrong with leaseholds?
So you’ve completed on your flat purchase – and then what? Where can it all go wrong? Typically once you have completed your flat purchase, you move in, file away…
Land Registry poised for sell-off
Land Registry likely to be privatised by 2017The government have announced that they are (again) consulting on the sale of the Land Registry with a view to it being in…
The Budget and SDLT Changes
Increases to commercial property rates The announcement in the budget that non-residential rates would rise from midnight caught most people unaware. There was never a particular reason for the disparity…
Buy to let landlords – under attack?
Wimbledon Time & Leisure February 2016 This article was originally published in Wimbledon Time & Leisure in February 2016. Buy to let landlords – under attack? Around 40% of…
SDLT “Additional Residential Property” Consultation
Many readers will be aware of the changes that were announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement regarding higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for purchasers of “additional properties”. In short,…
Stamp Duty Land Tax – A new “additional property” rate from 1 April 2016
In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement it was today announced that a surcharge of 3% would be introduced on all of the SDLT rates for buy-to-let properties and for second homes. The…
Give-it-Away’s Give-it-Away begins!
For a number of years Ashworths has supported Give-it-Away. Give-it-Away is not a charity in its own right, but is a company that develops and trades in property and gives…
Stamp Duty Changes A Few Months On
The announcement by the chancellor at lunchtime on 3 December 2014 introducing changes to the stamp duty thresholds caused quite a stir in most property departments and estate agencies across…