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PROPERTY EYE - STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY     Jul 08 , 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the Stamp Duty threshold will be increased to £500,000 immediately until March 31 next year.Sunak confirmed rumours of the Stamp Duty holiday during his summer economic update this afternoon.He said the Government will temporarily increase the nil-rate band of residential Stamp Duty in England and Northern Irel
RIGHTMOVE REPORT - market bouncing back?     Jun 17 , 2020 Early signs show English property market bouncing backSince the government reopened the property market last month, home-hunters have sprung into action and England is getting moving again.We’ve seen 40,000 new sales agreed since the market resumed on 13th May, with buyers agreeing to pay 97.7% of asking prices on average.The average asking price of pr
Landlord running 105miles/168km during the whole month of May for PPE equipment for Care Homes - Please Sponsor     May 05 , 2020 First of let me start by saying........I hope everyone is keeping well. I have had a few troubled nights sleeping having seen all the media around care homes and deaths/PPE etc as we work closely with a number of them and I know the staff personally. In light of this I have set myself a challenge to run one marathon a week (!) in May to get
Staying Safe While Buying & Selling Homes During Covid 19     Apr 30 , 2020 Buying and selling homes during this stay-at-home periodGiven the situation in the UK with regard to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), we urge parties involved in home moving to adapt and be flexible to alter their usual processes.There is no need to pull out of transactions, but we all need to ensure we are following guidance to stay at home and away
Coronavirus procedure via Trading places     Mar 17 , 2020 Following taking advice from an environmental health officer we have decided to put together the following: Office procedure Daily health checks on staff, any person showing symptoms will self-isolate. Office will be cleaned including all touch points following two stage cleaning method, using detergent followed by antibact
Busiest ever month on Rightmove!!     Feb 18 , 2020 The housing market sees confidence return. Visits to Rightmove surpassed 150 million for the first time on Rightmove in January, making it the busiest month ever recorded as home-hunters looked to take advantage of a more certain political outlook. There were over 152 million visits to Rightmove in January, a 7% increase on January 2019. The previous rec
£4 billion pounds being invested.     Feb 12 , 2020 Trafford Council is set to approve a joint venture with Trafford Housing Trust, which could see the construction of 150 homes in Old Trafford.If approved at a council meeting on Monday evening, the joint venture would deliver the homes as part of further development of new residential schemes in a council masterplan for Old Trafford.The 150-home scheme, know
The future of £175 million proposals for an indoor tropical water park and spa will be decided March 2020.     Jan 07 , 2020 Plans for the 28-acre resort show it would combine water slides and wave pools with relaxing luxury spa experiences to create “a true oasis in the city.”Therme Manchester first announced the proposals in July 2019 and said they want to bring together “the tradition of the ancient Roman spa with an indoor tropical paradise” if their pr
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