On the 8th July this year the current Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced a Stamp Duty Land Tax Incentive (SDLT) on all residential property until 31st March 2021. Brokers and Lenders will recall the Buy to Let market has been in this position before in November 2015 when the government announced a 3% SDLT surcharges on all buy to let properties from the 1st April 2016.
Buy to Let mortgages account for over 15% of the mortgage market but as the Stamp Duty Incentive covers the whole market the knock-on effect is broadly seven times larger. The impact of homeowners and landlords looking to take advantage of this incentive puts a lot of pressure on different areas within the market but particularly with local searches and physical valuations.
What can you do to help your clients complete before the stamp duty deadline?
https://www.searchflow.co.uk/news-and-events/local-authority-turnaround-time-increases/
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