Widespread relief that SDLT change has not been delayed until the autumn (PIE)
News of the temporary suspension of SDLT for property transactions up to £500,000 caused a tsunami of comment; most of it positive but some with words of caution.
Stamp Duty mayhem? Conveyancers may not cope, warn agents (EAT)
An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will be too big for conveyancers, surveyors and mortgage lenders […]
SRA to review regime for checking solicitors’ competence (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to launch a review of its approach to solicitors’ continuing competence, it has emerged.
SDLT relief ‘welcome news for solicitors’ (LSG)
The stamp duty land tax relief ‘holiday’ unveiled by the chancellor of the exchequer thas been welcomed by the Law Society as a stimulus to the housing market.
Stamp duty holiday may revive housing market, say experts
The suspension of stamp duty on property sales of up to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland will revive the housing market, according to industry experts.