Property research desk

Market notes, data checks & field commentary

Some notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.

Budget 2024 - Stamp Duty - Multiple Dwelling Relief

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March 6, 2024

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Budget 2024 - Stamp Duty - Multiple Dwelling Relief

Today's budget announced a change to Stamp Duty Land Tax. To be clear, this applies only to England /Wales and does not affect Scotland.

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Budget 2024 - Stamp Duty - Non Dom Status

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March 6, 2024

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Budget 2024 - Stamp Duty - Non Dom Status

In today's budget, the government has changed the tax rules for those considered non-domiciled in the UK. Why is this relevant to mortgages?

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March 13, 2024

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Mortgage arrears hit 7 year high!

The latest data from the Bank of England shows that mortgage arrears rose in the last quarter of 2023. This wasn't unexpected, given the turmoil created by the pandemic and the high-interest rates that followed.

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March 18, 2024

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Mortgage Prisoner Bill introduced

A new mortgage prisoner bill was introduced on March 12, 2024, by MP Marting Docherty-Hughes, intended to support the many mortgage prisoners that still exist today.

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