A Shock Stamp Duty Increase & More – Budget Roundup
Hello readers, Today is the day we have all been nervously waiting for – the first Labour budget in 14 years. Dubbed a bombshell budget, stuffed full of tax rises (£40bn to be precise), this budget outweighed those of Rishi Sunak in 2022, George Osbourne in 2010 and Gordon Brown in 2002. This budget lays […]
Autumn 2018 Budget update for landlords
Following on from my landlords tax post, the autumn Budget didn’t exactly deliver the good news we had perhaps hoped for. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond has given very little in the way of help for property investors in Medway or anywhere really. Anticipated waivers of Capital Gains Tax for landlords selling to […]
It’s been an interesting week following the Chancellor’s budget…
Last week I reported on the market situation for first-time buyers following Phillip Hammond’s announcement to scrap their stamp duty; and the week before about the Rochester regeneration project which will bring 1,400 new homes to the area. All was looking positive for those looking to get on the property ladder in Medway. Well, a lot […]
